Female © Peter Hawrylyshyn
Male © Tom Murray
Male © Blair Dudeck
Male © Pepe Castiblanco
+ 3
Female © Cameron Eckert
© Erik Martin

Charming Hummingbird Polyerata decora

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Identification

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Nearly identical to Blue-chested Hummingbird but no range overlap. Male has glittering purple-blue throat, green back and crown, paler grayish belly, and dark tail. Female less obvious, with spotted chest; note the pink base to the lower mandible of the bill. She is smaller than most other female hummingbirds that have spotted chests, such as White-necked Jacobin. Usually seen fairly low at a forest edge or shrubby second growth.

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