Chlorestes


Chlorestes is a genus of hummingbirds.

Species

The genus contains five species:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Chlorestes candidaWhite-bellied emeraldBelize, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Mexico, and Nicaragua
Chlorestes eliciaeBlue-throated sapphireBelize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama
Chlorestes cyanusWhite-chinned sapphireBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Chlorestes julieViolet-bellied hummingbirdColombia, Ecuador, Panama
Chlorestes 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.