Andean Emerald

The Andean Emerald is a species of hummingbird found at forest edge, woodland, gardens and scrub in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. It is generally fairly common. It is green above and white below. Some subspecies have a blue crown.

The Andean Emerald is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Andean Emerald (Amazilia franciae) is a species of hummingbird found at forest edge, woodland, gardens and scrub in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru. It is generally fairly common. It is green above and white below. Some subspecies have a blue crown. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Amazilia franciae. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 17 December 2006. More

Andean Emerald is found in the following countries: 1. Colombia 2. Ecuador 3. Peru Site Developed & Maintained by Shah Jahan & Sajna A Iqbal Design By FSquares COPYRIGHT (C) TheBirdsISaw.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 2007. More

The Andean Emerald hummingbird is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Andean Emerald hummingbird http://www.flickr.com/photos/nightjar/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 Andean Emerald hummingbird Andean Emerald hummingbird picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/micguti/ / CC BY-NC 2. More

Young Andean Emeralds have more speckling on the throat, but still maintain the white lower belly. More

The Andean Emerald, Amazilia franciae, is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. References - Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern. External links - Andean Emerald videos(Agyrtria franciae) on the Internet Bird Collection Andean Emerald photo gallery VIREO Photo; Article mindobirds.com Photo-High Res; Article chandra.as.utexas. More

An Andean Emerald looking at a some dirt on the camera image sensor. next (Anna's Hummingbird) last first previous (Amethyst Woodstar) Andean Emerald Copyright and usage info: My photos are free to use for non-commercial purposes only, provided that you retain the birdphotos.com imprint or visibly display © http://www.birdphotos.com with the image. For Internet usage, a link to http://www.birdphotos.com is required. I would also like to know where the image is being used. More

Andean Emerald hummingbird Amazilia franciae feeding at a flower while flying in the Tandayapa Valley of Ecuador. More

Andean Emerald Hummingbird by Juan Bahamon - Click Image to enter Slide Show SlideShow | Image Information | Contact the Photographer Image information - Description Andean Emerald Hummingbird reaching a red Heliconia Flower taken at the Tandayapa Lodge, Ecuador, South America Portfolio Juan Bahamon Keywords Andean Emerald Hummingbird Heliconia Birds Rain Forest Ecuador South More

Andean Emeralds are often seen in our part of Ecuador, but are difficult to capture in photographs. They are relatively small hummingbirds and though they look extremely delicate, they move very fast. The juvenile in the photo below was less than two inches long. Andean Emeralds have white underparts and green backs, their heads can sometimes appear a sparkling turquoise colour as they reflect the light. More

Andean Emerald In hand call Amazilia franciae (0:18) Thomas Donegan XC26918 xx-01-2004, Colombia Andean Emerald Song Amazilia franciae (0:57) Thomas Donegan XC30818 xx-07-05, Colombia page 1 © 2005-2010 Xeno-canto Foundation. More

The Andean emerald is one of more than 300 hummingbird species. Michael Woodruff There are more than 300 different hummingbird species in the world, though the exact number of species is often debated based on subspecies and accepted divisions between closely related birds. To make it even more confusing, many birds often have different common names in their local regions, particularly for wide ranging species. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Andean Emerald is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Andean Emerald (1) Mindo, Ecuador Mindo, Ecuador19/11/2009 Mindo, Ecuador 19/11/2009 View all pictures of Andean Emerald View all pictures of Andean Emerald show section External Links (0) We currently have no external links for this species. More