Chlorestes is a genus of hummingbirds.
Species The genus contains five species:
Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Chlorestes candida White-bellied emerald Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Mexico, and Nicaragua Chlorestes eliciae Blue-throated sapphire Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama Chlorestes cyanus White-chinned sapphireBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela Chlorestes julie Violet-bellied hummingbirdColombia, Ecuador, PanamaChlorestes notataBlue-chinned sapphireBrazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
This genus formerly included only the blue-chinned sapphire. Additional species were moved to this genus based on a molecular phylogenetic study of the hummingbirds published in 2014.
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