Natural History

Gould's emerald

Gould's emerald (Riccordia elegans) or the Caribbean emerald is an extinct species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It was described based on a single specimen taken in 1860; it is of unknown origin, but the northern Bahamas or especially Jamaica are likely sources. In 2023 the International Ornithological Committee deleted it from its species list "until, and if, genetic analysis and/or stable isotope analysis sheds further light on its status."

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See also

• ▸Durrell's vontsira
• ▸German submarine U-37 (1938)
• ▸Divergent evolution

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