Green-tailed trainbearer, Lesbia nuna (male)We visited Ecuador in November, 2019.
Hummingbirds are small birds capabale of hovering in mid-air due to their rapid wingbeats. One hundred thirty-six species are found in Ecuador.
Green-tailed trainbearer, Lesbia nuna (male)
Green violetear, Colibri thalassinus
Bronzy hermit, Glaucis aeneus
Brown violetear, Collibri delphinae
Brown inca, Coeligena wilsoni
Black-breasted puffleg (male), Eriocnemis nigrivestris
White-necked Jacobi, Florisuga mellivora (males left, females center, immature right)
Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl (male)
Amethyst woodstar (females left, male right), Calliphlox amethystina
Booted racket-tail (male), Ocreutus underwoodii melanantherus
Purple-throated woodstar (male left, immature makle rigjt), Calliphlox mitchellii
Green-crowned brilliant, Heirodoxa javula (male left, females right)
Andean emerald, Amazilia franciae
Violet-bellied hummingbird, Damaphila julie
Long-tailed sylph, Aglarocercus kingii
Tyrian metal-tail, Metallura tyrianthina
Rufous-vented whitetip (males left, females right), Urostrete ruficrissa
Great sapphirewing (male), Pterophanes cyanopterus
Green thorntail (male), Popelairra conversii
Empress brilliant (male), Heliodoxa imperatrix
Velvet-purple coronet (males), Boissonneaua jardini
Velvet-purple coronet (females), Boissonneaua jardini
Buff-tailed coronet, Boissonneaua flavescens
Giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas
Fawn-breasted brilliant, Heliodoxa rubinoides
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