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festive coquette

  1. Festive Coquette

    Festive Coquette

    And here's a perched one. All the hummingbirds there tended to rest in the shade, which made the photography harder.
  2. Festive Coquette

    Festive Coquette

    On this trip for the first time I encountered tropical hummingbird feeders. In this private garden in the rain forest they were everywhere, and they were completely habituated to human beings. They would zing past one's ears close enough that one could feel the air that was stirred up by their...
  3. Festive Coquette

    Festive Coquette

  4. Festive Coquette

    Festive Coquette

    Nome Cientfico Lophornis chalybeus (Vieillot, 1822) Nome em Ingls Festive Coquette
  5. Topetinho-Verde

    Topetinho-Verde

    Festive Coquette
  6. Festive Coquette

    Festive Coquette

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  7. Festive Coquette

    Festive Coquette

    Ubatuba-sp, Brasil, a great place for birdwatching!!
  8. Festive Coquette (Lophornis chalybeus)

    Festive Coquette (Lophornis chalybeus)

    Photo taken at Ubatuba, Brasil.
  9. Festive Coquette

    Festive Coquette

  10. Festive Coquette

    Festive Coquette

    Known here as 'Topetinho Verde. This one is a male. It has lovely cheek tufts, with several white spots.
  11. Festive Coquette

    Festive Coquette

    Male on the left; female on the right. The male has long, green cheek tufts with white spots which it flares out as in this photo. This also shows the iridescent green patch behind the eyes. Like all Lophornis hummingbirds, it has a narrow band across the rump which in the case of the male is...
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