Chlorostilbon elegans Gould, 1860
Gould's emerald, Elegant emerald, Caribbean emerald
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Chlorostilbon bracei elegans; Gould, 1860; Erythronota elegans Gould, 1860
Conservation Status
Last record: 1860 or before
IUCN status: Extinct
Distribution
Probably comes from the Caribbean, but the exact area is not known.
Biology
Hypodigm
Only known from the holotype.
Media
References
BirdLife International. (2012). Chlorostilbon elegans. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (https://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 23 August 2013.
Weller, A. A. (1999). On types of trochilids in The Natural History Museum, Tring II. Re-evaluation of Erythronota (?) elegans Gould 1860: a presumed extinct species of the genus Chlorostilbon. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 119(3): 197-201.