Glittering-throated emerald

Glittering-throated emerald
Glittering-throated emerald
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chionomesa
Species:
C. fimbriata
Binomial name
Chionomesa fimbriata
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Synonyms
  • Polyerata fimbriata
  • Agyrtria fimbriata
  • Amazilia fimbriata

The glittering-throated emerald (Chionomesa fimbriata) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, the Guianas, Peru, Trinidad and Venezuela.