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Description:

small hummingbird

Habitat:

garden in the middle of rainforest

Notes:

common

1 Species ID Suggestions

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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago
Violet-headed hummingbird
Klais guimeti Violet-headed Hummingbird


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6 Comments

CesarBarrioAmorós
CesarBarrioAmorós 12 years ago

gracias a todos

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 12 years ago

I agree, this one looks to be the Violet-headed Hummingbird. The size and shape of the postocular white spot are the most important sign.
Estoy de acuerdo con Karen que este es un Violet-headed Colibri. El tamanio y forma de la mancha blanca atras del ojo es la senia mas importante.

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HeatherMiller
HeatherMiller 12 years ago

http://eol.org/pages/1048779/overview this map shows a few spottings near this one.

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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Nice shots! I especially like the second photo with it's tail feathers spread!

CesarBarrioAmorós
CesarBarrioAmorós 12 years ago

yes indeed, any idea about the scientific name?

nnvieira2011
nnvieira2011 12 years ago

A humming bird

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CesarBarrioAmorós
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CesarBarrioAmorós

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Oct 18, 2011
Submitted on Oct 19, 2011

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