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title: "Blue-throated Goldentail"
description: "Chlorestes eliciae — Uccelli. The blue-throated goldentail (Chlorestes eliciae), also known as the blue-throated sapphire, is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/blue-throated-goldentail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Blue-throated Goldentail

> Chlorestes eliciae — Uccelli. The blue-throated goldentail (Chlorestes eliciae), also known as the blue-throated sapphire, is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

- Scientific name: *Chlorestes eliciae*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `jungle` (Giungla)
- iNaturalist observations: 751
- iNaturalist taxon: [1289631](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289631)

## Names

- en: Blue-throated Goldentail
- de: Goldschwanz-Saphirkolibri
- es: Zafiro garganta azul
- fr: Colibri d'Élicia

## Countries with the most observations

CR (406), NI (57), PA (57), HN (41), SV (27), GT (12), MX (8)

## Summary

The blue-throated goldentail (Chlorestes eliciae), also known as the blue-throated sapphire, is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.
The male blue-throated goldentail is a little bit larger than the female and display similar patterns but brighter colors on its plumage. This species can be distinguished by its straight, bright red bill with a black tip. The crown and upperparts of the male…

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

## Photo

![Blue-throated Goldentail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/blue-throated-goldentail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1289631

## Machine access

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