A medium-sized hummingbird with a rufous wing patch, found in mountains and foothills. Male and female similar, but male is brighter/shinier. | ||||||||||||
Most closely related to the Rufous-tailed Hummingbird. One of several endemic species in a isolated dry Colombian valley. | ||||||
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The central American Steely-vented Hummingbird, sometimes called the Blue-vented Hummingbird, has a rufous rump. | ||||||
An Andean hummingbird, usually found from 1000-2000m, but may go lower to confuse birders with other similar species. Overall green with a bluish tail and greyish patterned vent. Similar to Emerald hummingbirds, but emeralds have a green vent, and are usually slightly smaller. In flight. | ||||||||||||
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Also called Copper-tailed Hummingbird because of the tail color of the races in the mountains of Guyana and eastern Venezuela. Only viridigaster in Colombia and west Venezuela has a blue and not copper tail. Alt. photo from front | ||||||
