Birds of Costa Rica

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Genus: Selasphorus (2 species, 9 worldwide)


Volcano Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula simoni) Male
Volcan Poas, Costa Rica
  A small hummingbird found in three volcanic areas. The male has a different color throat in each. This is race 'simoni' from Volcan Poas, while race 'torridus' has a 'purplish-green' gorget (HBW). 		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Volcano Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula torridus) Male
Costa Rica
  Purple-throated race found in both Panama and Costa Rica. 		   
Photograph by Chris Jimenez Nature Photo   © All Rights Reserved by Chris Jimenez Nature Photo.

Volcano Hummingbird
Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) Female
Cerro de La Muerte, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Scintillant Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) Male
Bosque de Paz Lodge, Bajos del Toro Alajuela, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Scintillant Hummingbird
Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) Female
Guadalupe, Panama   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Small, as with all hummingbirds in this genus.

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