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Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Chionomesa

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

Chionomesa lactea

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (saseme1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chionomesa

Subspecies (3)

Chionomesa lactea bartletti

eastern Peru to northern Bolivia
Chionomesa lactea lactea

central and southern Brazil (southern Bahia to São Paulo)
Chionomesa lactea zimmeri

tepuis of southeastern Venezuela (Mount Auyan-tepui)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (saseme1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.