Coppery Emerald

Coppery EmeraldThis small hummingbird occurs in northern Colombia and western Venezuela. The male is golden green with coppery tones, while the female has gray underparts; it feeds in scrub and forest edges.What does it look like?The male is golden green, with a short straight black bill and a slightly forked golden-copper tail. The female has gray underparts, greenish flanks, and a smoky gray central tail with a subterminal purple-copper band.How does it live?This small hummingbird occurs in northern Colombia and western Venezuela. The male is golden green with coppery tones, while the female has gray underparts; it feeds in scrub and forest edges.It uses scrub, forest edges, and cultivated land, visiting flowering plants for nectar.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.