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Berylline Hummingbird
Saucerottia beryllina
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About the Berylline Hummingbird
The berylline hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States.
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Classification
- Scientific name
- Saucerottia beryllina
- Family
- Hummingbirds
- Order
- Apodiformes
Similar species
Other members of the hummingbirds family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Allen's Hummingbird Selasphorus sasin
- Amethyst-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis amethystinus
- Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna
- Azure-crowned Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanocephala
- Bahama Woodstar Nesophlox evelynae
- Beautiful Hummingbird Calothorax pulcher
- Black-chinned Hummingbird Archilochus alexandri
- Black-crested Coquette Lophornis helenae
- Blue-capped Hummingbird Eupherusa cyanophrys
- Blue-tailed Hummingbird Saucerottia cyanura
- Blue-throated Goldentail Chlorestes eliciae
- Blue-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis clemenciae
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