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Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus Scientific name definitions

Ralf Bündgen, Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Harold F. Greeney
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020

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Recommended Citation

Bündgen, R., G. M. Kirwan, P. F. D. Boesman, and H. F. Greeney (2020). Blue-tailed Emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blteme1.01
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