Birds of the World


Golden-crowned Emerald (Cynanthus auriceps) Male Range: MA: w, c Mexico Laguna La María, Colima, Mexico
Photograph by Matt Grube © All Rights Reserved.


Golden-crowned Emerald (Cynanthus auriceps) Female Range: MA: w, c Mexico Microondas la Cumbre, Colima, Mexico
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.

Male is typical chlorostilbon emerald with red bill, emerald green body, and blue forked tail (illustrated as quite long by HBW). Golden crown hard to detect. Best identified by range.


Canivet's Emerald (Cynanthus canivetii salvini) Male Range: MA: se Mexico to Costa Rica Rancho Margot, Costa Rica
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Canivet's Emerald (Cynanthus canivetii salvini) Female Range: MA: se Mexico to Costa Rica Rancho Margot, Costa Rica
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Turquoise-crowned Hummingbird (Cynanthus doubledayi) Male Range: MA: s Mexico Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the Broad-billed Hummingbird. Bluer in front. Was called Doubleday's Hummingbird.


Cozumel Emerald (Cynanthus forficatus) Male Range: MA: islands off Yucatán Pen. Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Cozumel Emerald (Cynanthus forficatus) Female Range: MA: islands off Yucatán Pen. Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico
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Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) Male Range: NA, MA: sw USA to c Mexico
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) Female Range: NA, MA: sw USA to c Mexico San Diego Zoo, California, USA
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Tres Marias Hummingbird (Cynanthus lawrencei) Near Threatened Range: MA: Tres Marías Is. (off w Mexico)

Similar to the Broad-billed Hummingbird, but found only on the Tres Marias Islands.