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Heliodoxa jacula
A large hummingbird, found from Costa Rica to Ecuador. It is bronze-green with a glittering green crown and small violet throat patch. Although common in Costa Rica, the first nest of this species there was not discovered until 1999. It is an altitudinal migrant, moving to lower elevations during the breeding season.
cloud forest, near human habitation.
the first photo was taken at a hummingbird feeder
Spotted on Mar 27, 2012
Submitted on Jul 23, 2012
6 Comments
Thank you! I'm glad you like them.
Yes it was!
Beautiful..!
Thanks everyone!
wow - what a stunning hummingbird - great light, colors, and details
Nice pictures, you got a nice expression in the hummingbird.