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Shining-green Hummingbird (Lepidopyga goudoti goudoti) Male
Range: SA: Colombia, nw Venezuela
ProAves Blue-billed Curassow Reserve, Puerto Pinzon, Boyaca, Colombia
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Photograph by Tom Friedel
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Note red lower mandible and vent with green scales with white borders. The male Shining-green Hummingbird is similar to the [Steely-vented Hummingbird], and to the Emeralds, especially the [Red-billed Emerald]. Emeralds have a solid green vent, are smaller, and have a distinctive green color, and a more passive behaviour. The Shining-green may have a green, bronze (subspecies luminosa) or blue (goudoti) central tail feather. The Shining-green may have more of a bluish tinge in the chest than similar species. Although both the [Steely-vented Hummingbird] and the Shining-green Hummingbird are shiny from the right angle, the Shining-green seems overall shinier from all angles.The female Shining-green has a white belly and patchy chest, and for some reason is rarely seen.
All similar species have forked tails.
Blue tinge to chest feathers is part of species description.
Luminosa subspecies has bronzy central tail feathers.
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