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Two hummingbirds from central Andes Colombia (1 Viewer)

I don't have a Colombia guidebook handy (travelling) but have ideas and am happy to look into this more and help when I get home.

Can you give a more specific location, and can you crop the 2nd picture less so the tail is visible?
 
pbjosh said:
I don't have a Colombia guidebook handy (travelling) but have ideas and am happy to look into this more and help when I get home.

Can you give a more specific location, and can you crop the 2nd picture less so the tail is visible?
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Thanks that is all of the tail that shows on the photo. Central Andes very near Salento Colombia, closes city Armenia.
 
njlarsen said:
Isn't the first an Amazilia, possibly Andean Emerald?

Niels
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Andean emerald: That's what I think. The only point against it is the all-black bill. However, a quick glance at the pics ebird thinks are representative shows a male with an all-dark bill. There's really nothing else with that greenish blue and pure white combination.

For the other, I think we might have white-vented plumeleteer with a slightly atypical bill. I might be dreaming, but I think we can see some of the white vent in the photo.

(As far as possible, I find it best to keep my books on my phone. Obviously a hassle with digitising the old ones)
 
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THE_FERN said:
Andean emerald: That's what I think. The only point against it is the all-black bill. However, a quick glance at the pics ebird thinks are representative shows a male with an all-dark bill. There's really nothing else with that greenish blue and pure white combination.

For the other, I think we might have white-vented plumeleteer with a slightly atypical bill. I might be dreaming, but I think we can see some of the white vent in the photo.

(As far as possible, I find it best to keep my books on my phone. Obviously a hassle with digitising the old ones)
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Thanks
 
1 Andean Emerald
2 It looks a Steely-vented Hummingbird to me, but it is difficult to be completely sure with just this pic.
 
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