▁bre eder ▁in ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁and ▁western ▁Pan ama . ▁It ▁was ▁formerly ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sub species ▁of ▁the ▁blue - ta iled ▁emer ald . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁open ▁habit ats , ▁including ▁bush y ▁sav anna , ▁clear ings , ▁cultiv ation , ▁and ▁gard ens . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁low lands ▁and ▁hills , ▁locally ▁up ▁to ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁m . ▁ ▁The ▁nest ▁is ▁a ▁neat ▁cup ▁of ▁plant ▁fib res ▁decor ated ▁on ▁the ▁outside ▁with ▁b ark ▁fragments . ▁The ▁two ▁white ▁eggs ▁are ▁inc ub ated ▁by ▁the ▁female ▁alone . ▁ ▁The ▁garden ▁emer ald ▁is ▁ 8   cm ▁long ▁and ▁we igh s ▁ 2 . 6 ▁g . ▁The ▁male ▁has ▁bronze - green ▁upper ▁parts , ▁brilliant ▁green ▁under ▁parts , ▁white ▁th igh s ▁and ▁a ▁deeply ▁for ked ▁tail . ▁ ▁The ▁female ▁has ▁grey ▁under parts , ▁a ▁white ▁stri pe ▁behind ▁the ▁eye ▁and ▁dus ky ▁ear ▁patch es . ▁She ▁has ▁white ▁tips ▁to ▁her ▁tail , ▁which ▁la cks ▁the ▁deep ▁fork ▁of ▁the ▁male . ▁Young ▁birds ▁res emble ▁the ▁adult ▁female , ▁but ▁have ▁some ▁buff ▁fe ather ▁tips . ▁ ▁The ▁garden ▁emer ald ▁has ▁a ▁dry ▁ch it ▁call , ▁and ▁the ▁males ▁song ▁is ▁a ▁thin ▁t si ppy ▁t see ▁t see . ▁Bre eding ▁males ▁per ch ▁on ▁open ▁branches ▁and ▁may