Blue-vented Hummingbird

Amazilia saucerrottei hoffmanni

Description:

Thank you to FaredinAliyevski for the ID of this beautiful Hummingbird. It is so nice that after all this time I finally got an ID.

Notes:

Blue-vented Hummingbird (Amazilia saucerrottei hoffmanni or A. hoffmanni, syn. A. sophiae - Cabanis & Heine, 1860) Range: Western Nicaragua and west and central Costa Rica.

2 Species ID Suggestions

extremebirder 10 years ago

Green Violet-ear

Colibri thalassinus

FaredinAliyevski 9 years ago

Blue-vented Hummingbird

Amazilia saucerrottei hoffmanni Steely-vented Hummingbirds (Amazilia saucerrottei)

5 Comments

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 9 years ago

Thank you so much, FaredinAliyevski.
I have been searching for the ID of this beauty for a year without luck, thank you so very much.

FaredinAliyevski 9 years ago

Hi Gilma, your beautiful hummingbird looks like it's from a species divided into 4 different subspecies depending on their range and the one I suggested is the only one found in Costa Rica. But please verify it, the tail should have a slight 'V' shape but can't see from your photos and if you have more photos of this bird then please check the tail shape. If it has the V shape then it's the right species for sure.

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 10 years ago

Wold anyone her can ID this gorgeous Hummingbird?

Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman 10 years ago

Thank you extrebirder, I checked some of the pictures and the Green Violet-ear Hummingbirds do not have the bright blue tail, perhaps some do but I can not find them?