Adult male © Phillip Edwards eBird S65010892 Macaulay Library ML 204864961
Adult female © Pia Öberg
Female/immature © Tini & Jacob Wijpkema
Adult male © Phillip Edwards
Adult male © Dubi Shapiro

Black-hooded Sunbeam Aglaeactis pamela

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Identification

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Unique and spectacular hummingbird of the upper humid montane forest in Bolivia. Plumage mostly black, with striking white feathers on breast and a shining blue rump. Occurs to, and sometimes just above, treeline on the east side of the Andes from western Santa Cruz department to La Paz. The only black hummingbird in its range. This species is generally patchily distributed, but can be locally common, especially where flowers are abundant.

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