Golden-crowned emerald
| Golden-crowned emerald | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Cynanthus |
| Species: | C. auriceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Cynanthus auriceps (Gould, 1852) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trochilus auriceps; Chlorostilbon auriceps | |
The golden-crowned emerald (Cynanthus auriceps) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to western Mexico.