Green-tailed Emerald - Chlorostilbon alice
( Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: U

CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
The species can be found in edges of rainforest and cloudforest, as well as secondary growth forests, plantations, parks, gardens and roadsides (Bündgen et al. 2020). It readily accepts man-made habitats and is rarely found in dense forest. The species occurs at elevations between 700-1,800 m. It forages on various flowering shrubs and small trees including Leguminosaceae, Rubiaceae, Gesneriaceae and Ericaceae, only occasionally feeding on insects. The breeding season lasts from January to March (Bündgen et al. 2020).

Range:
This species is endemic to montane regions of northern Venezuela (Bündgen et al. 2020).

Conservation:
Conservation Actions Underway
The species is present in the following Endemic Bird Areas (EBA); Caripe-Paria Region EBA, Cordillera de la Costa Central EBA, and Cordillera de Mérida EBA (Bündgen et al. 2020). 

Conservation Actions Proposed
Monitor population trends and quantify the population size. Research potential threats and their possible impacts.

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