Caribbean Emerald (Riccordia elegans) | Summary

Caribbean Emerald Riccordia elegans

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Family: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Authority: (Gould, 1860)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This taxon is known from one specimen, probably from Jamaica, taken in 1860. It is now Extinct, likely due to deforestation or predation by introduced species.

Population size: unknown

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Caribbean Emerald Riccordia elegans. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/caribbean-emerald-riccordia-elegans on 27/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 27/12/2024.