White-bellied Emerald Amazilia candida

White-bellied Emerald Chlorestes candida
(aka Amazilia candida )

Rio Santiago, Honduras
March 2015

The White-bellied Emerald is distributed from southern Mexico and Belize through northern Guatemala and Honduras to Nicaragua. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found in forest, woodland and coffee and banana plantations and is more confined to the forest than most other Amazilias.

It has a straight, blackish bill with pinkish base to the lower mandible. Upperparts are golden to bronzy-green while the throat, central underparts and undertail coverts are white.

It feeds on nectar and small insects.

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