Birds of Ecuador - Chlorestes


White-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes cyanus) Male Sítio Folha Seca, São Paulo, Brazil White chin can be hard to see.
Photograph by Matt Grube © All Rights Reserved.


White-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes cyanus) Female REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

An odd tailless bird in flight.


Violet-bellied Hummingbird (Chlorestes julie panamensis) Male Panama
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Violet-bellied Hummingbird (Chlorestes julie) Female Soberania National Park, Panama Note female has blue back of tail and all white chest compared to female Blue-chested Hummingbird which has rufous back of tail.
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notata) Male Itacaré, Brazil
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.


Blue-chinned Sapphire (Chlorestes notata) Female French Guiana
Photograph by Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE © All Rights Reserved.

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