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.