Male © Peter Hawrylyshyn eBird S31762269 Macaulay Library ML 36188081
Female © Eric Heisey
Male © Marcia Mireya Salvatierra Gomez
Male © Tini & Jacob Wijpkema
Male © Luke Seitz
+ 4
Female © Peter Kaestner
Male © Alex Wiebe
Male © Harold Quispe Melgar

Violet-throated Starfrontlet Coeligena violifer

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Identification

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Majestic large hummingbird with a long, straight bill. Has a green head with a bronzy brown body; males have an iridescent violet throat patch and blue forehead. Has a striking tail pattern visible in flight, with black contrasting with large panels of buffy orange or white, depending on the subspecies. Found low in montane forest, elfin forest, and humid shrubby areas above the treeline.

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