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Heliodoxa jacula
The male Green-crowned Brilliant is 13 cm long and weighs 9.5 g. It is mainly bronze-green with a glittering green crown, forehead, throat and breast. It has a white spot behind the eye, a small violet throat patch, white thighs, and a deeply forked blue-black tail.
This hummingbird inhabits wet mountain forests including edges, gaps and tall second growth. It occurs typically between 700 m and 2000 m in altitude, mainly on the Caribbean slopes. From Costa Rica to Western Ecuador. Monteverde Cloud Forest.
Spotted on Apr 10, 2014
Submitted on May 18, 2014
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