Gould's Emerald

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Gould's Emerald
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Chlorostilbon
Species: C. elegans
Binomial name
Chlorostilbon elegans
Gould, 1860

The Gould's Emerald (Chlorostilbon elegans) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It was described based on a single specimen of unknown origin, but Jamaica or the Bahamas are likely. Except for the single specimen, there are no records and it is presumed extinct.

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