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title: "Sapphire-throated Hummingbird"
description: "Chrysuronia coeruleogularis — Birds. The sapphire-throated hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis) is a shiny metallic-green hummingbird found in Panama, Colombia, and more recently Costa Rica."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/sapphire-throated-hummingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

> Chrysuronia coeruleogularis — Birds. The sapphire-throated hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis) is a shiny metallic-green hummingbird found in Panama, Colombia, and more recently Costa Rica.

- Scientific name: *Chrysuronia coeruleogularis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 928
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289645](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289645)

## Names

- en: Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
- de: Blaukehlkolibri
- es: Colibrí gorjizafiro
- fr: Colibri faux-saphir

## Countries with the most observations

PA (620), CR (31), CO (14)

## Summary

The sapphire-throated hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis) is a shiny metallic-green hummingbird found in Panama, Colombia, and more recently Costa Rica. The sapphire-throated hummingbird is separated into three subspecies; Chrysuronia coeruleogularis coeruleogularis, Chrysuronia coeruleogularis coelina, and Chrysuronia coeruleogularis conifis.
Measuring 9 cm (3.5 in), this hummingbird sports a distinctively forked tail, which helps to distinguish it from other similarly sized and colored hummingbirds. The male is metallic green overall, with a violet-blue throat and dark tail. The female has entirely white underparts…

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

## Photo

![Sapphire-throated Hummingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sapphire-throated-hummingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193335503

## Machine access

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