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Chiribiquete Emerald

Chlorostilbon olivaresi Stiles, 1996

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Chlorostilbon olivaresi Stiles, 1996
Name authority
Stiles, 1996
Common name
Chiribiquete Emerald
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Chlorostilbon
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderApodiformes
  10. familyTrochilidae
  11. subfamilyTrochilinae
  12. genusChlorostilbon Gould, 1853
  13. speciesChlorostilbon olivaresi Stiles, 1996

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Chlorostilbon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Blue-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon mellisugus (Linnaeus, 1758)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Garden EmeraldChlorostilbon assimilis Lawrence, 1861TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Short-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon poortmani (Bourcier, 1843)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus (Shaw, 1812)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Coppery EmeraldChlorostilbon russatus (Salvin & Godman, 1881)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Narrow-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon stenurus (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Green-tailed EmeraldChlorostilbon alice (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848)TrochilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=555109 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:5XZ75. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.