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PRB-0073Apodiformes

Puerto Rican Emerald

Zumbadorcito de Puerto Rico

Riccordia maugaeus

Puerto Rico endemicIUCN LC · Least Concern

The Puerto Rican emerald (Riccordia maugaeus), or zumbadorcito de Puerto Rico in Spanish, is species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico.

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FamilyTrochilidaeHummingbirds

Puerto Rico occurrencePuerto Rico endemicAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatDry and moist forest; woodland; plantations and gardensDry and moist forest; woodland; plantations and gardens

Primary dietNectarNectarivore

Average mass4.25 gGlobal trait estimate

MovementSedentary / residentAerial

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Sound recorded by Daniel Lane · XC32235 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the Puerto Rican Emerald

This atlas includes Puerto Rican Emerald (Riccordia maugaeus) with atlas status “Puerto Rico endemic” within scope “Avibase inferred core 380.” Puerto Rico context sources associate it with Dry and moist forest; woodland; plantations and gardens.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN: LC
Puerto Rico DNER: No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA: No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat: Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat: Dry and moist forest; woodland; plantations and gardens
Elevation: 0–800 m
Nest: Cup / bowl · Shrub / bush / vine; Tree
Clutch: 2–2 eggs
Social behavior: Not resolved

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This bird belongs to 9 paths through the atlas.

The complete catalogAll Birds of Puerto Rico402 birds →Puerto Rican originalsLiving Endemic Birds19 birds →Found nowhere elsePuerto Rico's Endemic Birds27 birds →Birds by habitatForest Birds159 birds →Birds by habitatTown & Garden Birds39 birds →ConservationLeast Concern Birds328 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoBreeding Birds55 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoResident Birds47 birds →Bird familyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)8 birds →

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01IdentificationPuerto Rican Tody vs Puerto Rican EmeraldOpen guide ↗02Behavior guideWhy Hummingbirds Defend FlowersOpen guide ↗03Behavior guideHow Nectar-feeding Birds EatOpen guide ↗04Behavior guideWhy Male and Female Birds Can Look DifferentOpen guide ↗05Puerto Rico Bird GuidesHow Birds Participate in PollinationOpen guide ↗

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Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

eBird species profile↗Macaulay Library media↗iNaturalist observations↗BirdLife species factsheet↗Xeno-canto recordings↗Wikipedia in English↗Wikipedia en Español↗Media source · inaturalist.org↗Source record 1↗Source record 2↗Source record 3↗Source record 4↗

Research note: Current Clements genus Riccordia; older SOPI text uses Chlorostilbon