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Green-crowned woodnymph

Thalurania fannyi

Description:

One of several species of hummingbird spotted in Mindo

Habitat:

Cloud forest

12 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Awesome find!
I would love to invite you to my new mission for the birds of Ecuador: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/4508...

jeffperi
jeffperi 10 years ago

Beautiful!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Reza!

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Beautiful !

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you Leanne & Mark!

MarkW3
MarkW3 11 years ago

Gorgeous!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 11 years ago

Wow! Very special!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Jacob!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

I don't know if the blue/purple matters either:
http://imgfave.com/view/231222

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Victoria - they really are like flying jewels!
Jacob, I've checked my non-flash photos & this looks blue in those too.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Please confirm. Lovely spotting! I'm not sure because of the discrepancy of the breast being blue or a purple.

gorgeous! love those metallic feathers!

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 9, 2012
Submitted on Dec 16, 2012

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