In 1880 it was listed without commentary as a synonym of the Cuban Emerald (Chlorostilbon ricordii).

Cuban Emerald (Chlorostilbon ricordii)

The Cuban Emerald (Chlorostilbon ricordii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family.

Until the 1930s the unique status of the holotype was not even recognized or it was seen as an aberrant specimen of the Cuban Emerald which was blown to New Providence.

Cuban Emerald (Chlorostilbon ricordii)