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  1. Snowcap (adult male)

    Snowcap (adult male)

    Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata parvirostris) adult male.
  2. Snowcap (male)

    Snowcap (male)

    Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata parvirostris) male.
  3. Snowcap (juvenile)

    Snowcap (juvenile)

    Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata parvirostris) juvenile.
  4. Snowcap

    Snowcap

  5. Snowcap Male Flying Above Bathing Pool C-RICA SER 2

    Snowcap Male Flying Above Bathing Pool C-RICA SER 2

    On this third trip to Costa Rica, I observed several species of hummingbirds bathing, surprise observations for me. This miniscule hummer, ~6.5 cm long, is native only to Central America. The photo and photos of other species bathing (uploaded) were taken under difficult circumstances. I stood...
  6. Snowcap (female)

    Snowcap (female)

    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.
  7. Snowcap (male)

    Snowcap (male)

    Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata subsp. parvirostris) Male, 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.
  8. Snowcap

    Snowcap

    Snowcap, Microchera albocoronatai, Rancho Naturalista, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
  9. Snowcap, El Copal, Costa Rica

    Snowcap, El Copal, Costa Rica

    There were a few of this fantastic hummingbird species at El Copal, Costa Rica. Along with Rancho Naturalista and one or two other sites, El Copal is one of the easiest places to see this species. To avoid harrassment by larger species, they perched deep within the bushes.
  10. Female Snowcap

    Female Snowcap

    This female Snowcap popped up nest to the trail at Quebrada Gonzalez and wouldn't budge from her perch. She probably had a nest nearby although I couldn't find it.
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