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Thalurania glaucopis
•They eat nectar and the liquid of the flowers. •They drill flowers to get the liquid. •They are occasionally confused with swallow tailed hummingbirds.
Forests, gardens, parks, dense woodland -I saw this hummingbird in Itaipava (RJ, Brazil)
Spotted on Feb 8, 2016
Submitted on Sep 3, 2016
4 Comments
I found the species, it's a violet capped woodnymph
Thank youso much for the ID
My guess would be the Blue-tailed Emerald (female). But not sure cause can't see the full head.
I need some help with the ID