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Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Cynanthus

Canivet's Emerald

Cynanthus canivetii

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (caneme1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Cynanthus

Subspecies (3)

Cynanthus canivetii canivetii

Tamaulipas (east-central Mexico) to Belize, northern Guatemala, and Nicaragua
Cynanthus canivetii osberti

southeastern Mexico (southeastern Chiapas) to Honduras, including Isla Holbox (off Yucatan Peninsula) and Bay and Hog islands (off Honduras)
Cynanthus canivetii salvini

highlands of Pacific slope of northwestern Costa Rica

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (caneme1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.