Elvira (bird)

Short description: Genus of birds

Elvira

coppery-headed emerald, (Elvira cupreiceps)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Clade:  | Strisores
Order:  | Apodiformes
Family:  | Trochilidae
Subfamily:  | Trochilinae
Genus:  | Elvira
Mulsant,
J. Verreaux&
E. Verreaux, 1866
Species

2, see text

Elvira is a genus of hummingbirds. It consists of two small species. They are:

Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution

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| Elvira chionura | White-tailed emerald | Costa Rica and Panama.
| Elvira cupreiceps | Coppery-headed emerald | Costa Rica

## References

* Stiles and Skutch, A guide to the birds of Costa Rica ISBN 0-8014-9600-4

Wikidata ☰ Q303077 entry

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