---
title: "Amazilia franciae"
description: "Uranomitra franciae — Uccelli. The Andean emerald (Uranomitra franciae) is a species of hummingbird in the \"emeralds\", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/andean-emerald
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Amazilia franciae

> Uranomitra franciae — Uccelli. The Andean emerald (Uranomitra franciae)  is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae.

- Scientific name: *Uranomitra franciae*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 2523
- Wikidata: [Q760693](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q760693)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289648](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289648)

## Names

- en: Andean Emerald
- de: Andenamazilie
- es: Amazilia Andina
- fr: Ariane de Francia
- it: Amazilia franciae
- nl: Amazilia franciae
- pt: Amazilia franciae
- pl: Szmaragdzik andyjski

## Countries with the most observations

EC (1150), CO (927), PE (98)

## Summary

The Andean emerald (Uranomitra franciae)  is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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

## Photo

![Amazilia franciae](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-emerald/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193335120

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/andean-emerald?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).