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clytolaema rubricauda

  1. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

    Beija-flor-rubi - FMEA Classificao Cientfica Reino: Animalia Filo: Chordata Classe: Aves Ordem: Apodiformes Famlia: Trochilidae Vigors, 1825 Subfamlia: Trochilinae Vigors, 1825 Espcie: H. rubricauda Nome Cientfico Heliodoxa rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783) Nome em Ingls Brazilian Ruby
  2. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

  3. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

    I should have paid more attention to this species at the time. The colour on these birds is amazing, highly dependent on the angle of the light (compare this one with the next shot).
  4. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

    Nome Cientfico Heliodoxa rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783) Nome em Ingls Brazilian Ruby
  5. Brazilian Ruby (female)

    Brazilian Ruby (female)

  6. Brazilian Ruby (male)

    Brazilian Ruby (male)

  7. Beija-Flor-Rubi

    Beija-Flor-Rubi

    Classificao Cientfica Reino: Animalia Filo: Chordata Classe: Aves Ordem: Apodiformes Famlia: Trochilidae Vigors, 1825 Subfamlia: Trochilinae Vigors, 1825 Espcie: C. rubricauda Nome Cientfico Clytolaema rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783) Nome em Ingls Brazilian Ruby Estado de Conservao (IUCN 3.1)
  8. Beija-Flor-Rubi

    Beija-Flor-Rubi

    Brazilian Ruby Clytolaema rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783)
  9. Brazilian Ruby (male)

    Brazilian Ruby (male)

    Brazilian Ruby (male) - Clytolaema rubricauda
  10. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda)
  11. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

  12. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

  13. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

    I'm just back from some quality time at a well-tended set of hummingbird feeders in the mountains outside Sao Paulo, near Embu, SP, Brazil. There were at least a dozen species attending the ten feeders. What a spectacle!
  14. Brazilian Ruby/Clytolaema rubricauda

    Brazilian Ruby/Clytolaema rubricauda

  15. Beija_flor_de_papo_rubi_-_Brazilian_rubi_-_Clytolaema_rubricauda_

    Beija_flor_de_papo_rubi_-_Brazilian_rubi_-_Clytolaema_rubricauda_

    Pintura a aquarela Painting in watercolour 2001
  16. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

    This is a male bird, the female doesn't has the gorget ...
  17. Beija Flor Rubi

    Beija Flor Rubi

  18. Open wings!

    Open wings!

    This hummingbird was surprised by the internal flash of the camera, and so prepared itself to fly...
  19. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

    As Steve G said once, it is amazing to see when these birds 'turn on'!
  20. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

    Maybe the ruby ornament compensates the iron bar...
  21. Brazilian-Rubi

    Brazilian-Rubi

    This guy has a beautiful shining ruby color adorning its neck. I saw it, but couldn't catch it. Ah, it likes very much this lemon-tree.
  22. Beija-flor-rubi  / Brazilian Ruby

    Beija-flor-rubi / Brazilian Ruby

    Thank you to Rasmus Boegh and Malky for correcting the identification of this one for me. I originally thought it was a Versicolored Emerald. This was taken in SE Brasil, Esprito Santo state, Santa Teresa, at Stio Cana (www.sitiocanaa.com.br)
  23. Brazilian Ruby (male)

    Brazilian Ruby (male)

    This male would keep returning to the same perch and was very aggressive in defending his access to the feeders.
  24. Brazilian Ruby

    Brazilian Ruby

    A large hummingbird common at mid-elevations in Itatiaia NP.
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