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title: "Ruby-topaz Hummingbird"
description: "Chrysolampis mosquitus — Birds. The ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus), commonly referred to simply as the ruby topaz, is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ruby-topaz-hummingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

> Chrysolampis mosquitus — Birds. The ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus), commonly referred to simply as the ruby topaz, is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes.

- Scientific name: *Chrysolampis mosquitus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1214
- Wikidata: [Q1072367](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1072367)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6462](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6462)

## Names

- en: Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
- de: Moskitokolibri
- es: Colibrí Rubí
- fr: Colibri rubis-topaze
- it: Colibrì rubino-topazio
- nl: Muskietkolibrie
- pl: Moskitnik

## Countries with the most observations

BR (423), TT (262), CO (132), VE (127), AW (40), CW (40), GF (24), PA (18), GY (15), AR (3), SR (3)

## Summary

The ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus), commonly referred to simply as the ruby topaz, is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae, the mangoes. It is found in Aruba, Bolivia, Bonaire, Brazil, Colombia, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby-topaz_hummingbird

## Photo

![Ruby-topaz Hummingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ruby-topaz-hummingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Irene · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175845618

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ruby-topaz-hummingbird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).