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Calypte costae
Male green hummingbird with a gray chest, spots on underside of tail and a brilliant purple capped head and throat. The brilliant colored feathers hang low on the sides creating a hood look seen in the fifth and sixth image. If the light isn't hitting it just right, the head appears black as seen in the fourth image. The video shows it moving around and you can hear its call in the beginning. In flight images can be seen at my other spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/852...
Resting in a Lemon and orange tree in backyard.
This is my first spotting of this species in the area.
12 Comments
:) Thanks Ismael!
Fantastic series!
Thank you Carolina and KarenL!
Lovely series!
Wonderful spotting, Cindy!
Thank you KatCuff. He sure is!
Very pretty!
Thanks Emma!
how lovely!
Thank you Gerardo. This bird was amazing to watch with it's colors shining as it moved.
What a grate shots beautiful colors.
Nice video.
Has anyone ever seen a Costa's with this shade of purple? I've seen the bluish/purple but not this one before.