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Extinct

Brace’s Emerald

Riccordia bracei

Brace's Emerald (Riccordia bracei) — Hummingbirds of North America.

The Brace’s Emerald (Riccordia bracei) is a member of the Trochilidae family found in North America. The IUCN Red List lists it as Extinct.

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Conservation status

IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)
EX Extinct

No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Apodiformes
  3. Family Trochilidae Hummingbirds
  4. Genus Riccordia
  5. Species bracei

Where it lives

Northern Bahamas

Quick facts

Family
Trochilidae
Order
Apodiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Brace's Emerald (Riccordia bracei) is a species of hummingbirds in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. It is found in North America — n Bahamas.

Conservation

Extinct

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