Hummingbirds, Brazil, Atlantic Rain Forest (1 Viewer)

[kitefarrago]

Some pictures from my holiday in Brazil where I"m less than sure regarding id. This was my first journey to anywhere South of Mexico, and I have very little experience with hummingbirds, in paritcular their variability.

All these were taken in August in the vicinity of Ubatuba.

1. The first picture was taken at sea level. Is this identifiable?

2. I would say the second looks like Violet-capped Woodnymph, but the white vent (and the pale legs) seem odd.

The next three were taken in the hills above Ubatuba.

3. Glittering-throated Emerald?

4. The billl being partly hidden is not helping. The same again? No red visible on the lower mandible though, even when zooming in on the orignal.

5. The almost all red bill has me wondering.


Thanks for your comments,

Andrea

 

[JWN Andrewes]

For your consideration...

1. Could be Sombre? Not sure how low down they get.

2. I don't think the white is such a problem, there seem to be plenty of pics on line of these with a bit of white fluff around the vent, and perhaps the angle is accentuating the effect, and otherwise it looks ok for Violet-capped Woodnymph.

3. Versicolored Emerald

4. Perhaps Sombre again

5. Another Versicolored.

Don't take my word as gospel, far from it, but it gets the ball rolling.

Cheers

James

 

[JWN Andrewes]

Having looked at a lot of photos of Emeralds this afternoon, I'm beginning to wonder if maybe 5 isn't a Glittering-throated after all... but I'm not altogether sure. I think perhaps I'll let someone else do the wikiaves legwork this time!

Cheers

James

 

[kitefarrago]

Thanks for the huge effort you've put in, James!

Andrea