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colibri coruscans

  1. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

    Large aggressive hummingbird that usually dominates feeders or flower patches. Common and widespread in the Andes.
  2. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

    Different day and different angle, but possibly same branch and therefore possibly same bird.
  3. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

    A common species at the El Dorado area
  4. Sparkling Violetar

    Sparkling Violetar

  5. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

  6. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans subsp. coruscans) Sexes similar. Huembo, Amazonas, Per. Tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,092 m (6,864 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
  7. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

  8. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans subsp. coruscans) Sexes similar. Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador. Rain forest, subtropical elevational zone at ca. 1,400 m (4,593 ft) elevation. Foothills of the eastern-slope of the Andes overlooking Ro Pocono Valley.
  9. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans subsp. coruscans) Sexes similar. Puembo Valley, Pinchincha Province, Ecuador. Disturbed Andean Montane Scrub at ca. 2,500 m (8,200 ft) elevation.
  10. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

  11. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans subsp. coruscans) Sexes similar. Nectaring Porterweed (Stachytarpheta sp.: Verbenaceae). Cabaas Copalinga, south of Zamora, Zamora-Chinchipa Province, Ecuador. Landscaped lodge grounds mixed in with submontane rainforest at 920 m (3,018 ft) elevation above...
  12. Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear

    Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans subsp. coruscans) Sexes similar. Photographed at Ecoans Huembo Center, Amazonas Department, Peru. Eastern slope of the Ro Utcubamba Valley at ca. 2,050 m (6,726 ft) elevation. Mesic cloud forest, forest edge of a small canyon.
  13. Sparkling Violet-ear

    Sparkling Violet-ear

    12,2 cm.7,9 g. Bill 2,5 cm
  14. Sparkling Violet-ear

    Sparkling Violet-ear

    Sparkling Violet-ear (Colibri coruscans) San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador. East-slope of the Andes.
  15. Puttin on the Ritz

    Puttin on the Ritz

    The Sparkling Violetears Hummingbird is slightly larger than its cousin the Green Violetears Hummingbird but is noisier and when the sun shines they really put on a light show!!
  16. Sparkling Violet-ear

    Sparkling Violet-ear

    A lovely Male Sparkling Violet-ear bathing in a stream. It was coloured using colouring pencils and i used watercolour pencils on the stream and the rocks. Hope you all enjoy, Sam :-)
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