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Gould's emerald

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Gould's emerald
Chlorostilbon elegans.jpg
Status iucn3.1 EX.svg
Extinct  (1860)  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Riccordia
Species:
†R. elegans
Binomial name
†Riccordia elegans
Gould, 1860
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Synonyms
  • Chlorostilbon elegans
  • Erythronota elegans

Gould's emerald (Riccordia elegans) or the Caribbean emerald is an extinct species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It was described based on a single specimen taken in 1860; it is of unknown origin, but the northern Bahamas or especially Jamaica are likely sources.

In 2023 the International Ornithological Committee deleted it from its species list "until, and if, genetic analysis and/or stable isotope analysis sheds further light on its status." [2]

Extinction

Except for the type specimen, there are no records, and it is presumed extinct. While there is no information about the exact cause of extinction, the likely reasons include the loss of habitat or required food plants, and predation by introduced mammals. The holotype is currently located in Natural History Museum at Tring. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2022). "Riccordia elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T22728709A208117613. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List. v 13.1. Retrieved January 30, 2023.


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