Posts Tagged ‘hummingbird’




A small bright green hummingbird in the valley of San Gerardo de Dota in Costa Rica. Does anyone know which species this is?

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A male green violetear in the valley of San Gerardo in Costa Rica. The green violetear is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird with glittering violet ear-patches on the both sides of its neck. This humingbird generally prefers more humid and high-altitude areas (1200 to 2300m) such as cloud forests.

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A male green violetear in the valley of San Gerardo in Costa Rica. The green violetear is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird with glittering violet ear-patches on the both sides of its neck. This humingbird generally prefers more humid and high-altitude areas (1200 to 2300m) such as cloud forests.

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Sorry guys, I’m NOT sure which one it is.
Desolée, je ne suis pas sur lequel c’est, mais ils est trop beau pour s’en passer.
Any hints welcome.

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A hummingbird I saw today in the “Mirador Los Quetzales”, Costa Rica
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Close up of a ruby-throated hummingbird.

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Male & female Tufted Coquette feed on the nectar of the vervain flowers.

The Tufted Coquette ( Lophornis ornatus ) is a tiny hummingbird that breeds in eastern Venezuela, Trinidad, Guiana and northern Brazil. It is an uncommon but widespread species, which appears to be a local or seasonal migrant, although its movements are not well understood.

This small bird inhabits open country, gardens and cultivation. It is 6.6 cm long and weighs 2.3 g. The black-tipped red bill is short and straight.

The male Tufted Coquette is a striking bird. It has a rufous head crest and a coppery green back with a whitish rump band that is prominent in flight. The forehead and underparts are green, and black-spotted rufous plumes project from the neck sides. The tail is golden rufous.

The female lacks the crest and plumes. She has green upperparts, except for the whitish tail band, and rufous underparts which become much paler on the belly. The tail is mostly bronze green with a dusky band and whitish tips to the feathers. Immature males are like the female, but the throat is whitish with fine dark spotting.

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