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Buff-tailed Coronet (female)
Stanley Jones

Buff-tailed Coronet (female) (Boissonneaua flavescens)

Buff-tailed Coronet (Boissonneaua flavescens subsp. tinochlora) Female, species only slightly sexually dimorphic. Throat and chest feathers of female has white distally while males are solid green. Female has some all white feathers mixed in on its chest giving it a green spotted look. Reserva Las Gralaras, western-slope of the Andes. Low Andean cloud forest (mostly secondary) at 2,055 m (6,743 ft) elevation. Pichincha Province, Mindo, Ecuador.
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Habitat
Western-slope of the Andes. Low Andean cloud forest (mostly secondary) at 2,055 m (6,743 ft) elevation.
Location
Reserva Las Gralaras, Pichincha Province, Mindo, Ecuador.
Date taken
November 2014
Scientific name
Boissonneaua flavescens
Equipment used
Canon
mali
Two super Hummer captures Stan...This uns a real cracker buddy!!!!!!!
 
Tockman
Brilliant Stanley! a real beauty, superb detail, colours and pose...well done mate :t:
 
aloktewari
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Supporter
Superb M&F images of this awesome bird, Stanley ... great work ... tfs ...
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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