Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Berylline Hummingbird

Saucerottia beryllina

Spanish: Colibrí berilo

Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina)
Photographed by steven307 on iNaturalist · CC-BY · taken in Grand Marais, MI 49839, USA, not near La Saladita

The berylline hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) is a medium-sized hummingbird. It is 8–10 cm long, and weighs 4-5 g.

TaxonomyAves › Apodiformes › Trochilidae
Local recordsNot recorded by research-grade iNaturalist observations within about 50 km; listed from the site's curated guide
Global records9,789 on iNaturalist

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Cite as: “Berylline Hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/saucerottia-beryllina/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.