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title: "Western Emerald"
description: "Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus — Vogels. The western emerald (Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus) is a species of hummingbird in the \"emeralds\", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-emerald
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Emerald

> Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus — Vogels. The western emerald (Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae.

- Scientific name: *Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1143
- Wikidata: [Q860941](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q860941)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6088](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6088)

## Names

- en: Western Emerald
- de: Westandessmaragdkolibri
- es: Esmeralda Occidental
- fr: Émeraude des Andes occidentales
- pl: Złocik czarnodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

CO (418), EC (322)

## Summary

The western emerald (Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

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

## Photo

![Western Emerald](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-emerald/medium.jpg)

Photo: andrew2285 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/252746627

## Machine access

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