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Snowcap (female)
Stanley Jones

Snowcap (female) (Microchera albocoronata, subsp. parvirostris)

Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata subsp. parvirostris) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Photographed foraging on Porter Weed at Rancho Naturalista,Tayutic, Cartago Province, Costa Rica. Submontane cloud forest at ca. 914 m (3,000 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Submontane cloud forest at ca. 914 m (3,000 ft) elevation.
Location
Rancho Naturalista,Tayutic, Cartago Province, Costa Rica.
Date taken
February 2014
Scientific name
Microchera albocoronata, subsp. parvirostris
Equipment used
Canon
delia todd
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She's lovely too, isn't she.... and what a pretty setting you found her in too Stanley.

Thanks my friend - a super picture to look at this one.
 
carann
Another stunning, detailed, colourful image and setting, Stanley !!! Thanks for sharing.
 
jbpixels
One more beautiful in flight picture of these colourful hummingbird(s). Guess it is a wonderful experience to stay so close to them.
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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