Puerto Rican Emerald
Name in Spanish: Zumbadorcito de Puerto Rico
Scientific name: Chlorostilbon maugaeus
Taxonomic Family: Trochilidae
Scientific name: Chlorostilbon maugaeus
Taxonomic Family: Trochilidae
Description
Conservation status
Least Concern
Status in Puerto Rico
Endemic
Abundance
Common
Photos by the members of AvesPR
© Guillermo Plaza Rodriguez (Licence: CreativeCommons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0)
Foto tomada en el Corozo, Cabo Rojo
© Guillermo Plaza
Ponce, PR
© Guillermo Plaza
Ponce, PR
© Mike Morel
Maricao State forest March 11, 2006 (female)
© Mike Morel
Guanica State Forest Jan. 14, 2006
© Javier Hernandez Ramos
Finca Las Perdices Ciales
© Guillermo Plaza
Ponce, PR
© Javier Hernandez Ramos (Licence: CreativeCommons Attribution 3.0)
Picando la flor del gandul de noche
Habitat
Mountain and lowland forests, mangrooves and coffe plantations.
Food
Las hembras comen mayormente insectos y arañas. Los machos se alimentan de nectar.
