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Velvet-purple Coronet

Boissonneaua jardin

Description:

The Velvet-purple Coronet is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in humid foothill forest on the West Andean slope in western Colombia and north-western Ecuador

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4 Comments

Cody.conway
Cody.conway 10 years ago

Thanks guys! This is a Choco endemic, and only found in the choco cloud forests of Columbia and Ecuador.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 10 years ago

Gorgeous bird!

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

Very beautiful.

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Beautiful capture..

Cody.conway
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Cody.conway

Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on May 20, 2013
Submitted on May 25, 2013

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