Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Ruby Topaz (Chrysolampis mosquitus) - HBW 5, p. 564
French: Colibri rubis-topaze
German: Moskitokolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Rubí
Other common names: Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
Taxonomy: Trochilus Mosquitus Linnaeus, 1758, Surinam.
Closely related to Orthorhyncus, and may even be congeneric. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Panama and W, N & C Colombia E through Venezuela to the Guianas, then S through NE & C Brazil (Pará to Pernambuco and S to Mato Grosso) to E Bolivia; also islands along N coast from Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire E to Trinidad and Tobago.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Male perched on a branched showing the splendid colors. Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Ciro Albano 19 November 2010 2 years ago 57 sec 4.8 -
Two views of a bird perched, with its tail opened in the second one Locality Palmeiras, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 16 January 2005 5 years ago 47 sec 4.3 -
A female perched on a branch, seen from below. Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 45 weeks ago 11 sec 3.8 -
A male foraging in typically highly active fashion Locality Pax Guest House, Tunapuna, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 23 December 1998 44 weeks ago 1 min 5 sec 3.8 -
Brief view of a male in flight (then at 20% slow motion). Locality Fazenda Javaes, Pium, Tocantins State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 August 2011 45 weeks ago 17 sec 3.2 -
a male perched in a branch near a hummingbird feeder at Cuffie River nature retreat Locality Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
DAVID ASCANIO 12 March 2010 2 years ago 6 sec 2.8
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Male perched at Yerette.
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
fayardmohammed 16 December 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
Displaying
Locality Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
Rob Belterman 8 June 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
Adult male Ruby-Topaz Hummingbird feeding on Zinnia elegans.
Locality Lagoa dos Gatos, Pernambuco State, Brazil
Stephen John Jones 13 October 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
A male on a feeder
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 20 May 2013 22 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 4 -
male in flight
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
fayardmohammed 18 April 2012 1 year ago 4 -
an adult male hovering at a feeder at Yerette,Maracas Valley
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Stephen Romany 29 April 2011 2 years ago 4
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