Adult male © Jorge Muñoz García CAQUETA BIRDING eBird S36086659 Macaulay Library ML 56099511
Female © Gil Ewing
Immature male © Michiel Oversteegen
Adult male © Stephen Jones
Adult male © Michiel Oversteegen
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Female © Jerome Foster
Adult male © Bill Crins

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Chrysolampis mosquitus

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Identification

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Small hummingbird with a rather large range across northeastern South America and eastern Panama. Male is unmistakable with a golden throat, a ruby-red crown, and an orange tail with dark tips. Female is trickier to identify, but note the pale gray underparts, white-tipped tail feathers, and dull grayish green upperparts. The short and slightly decurved bill should also help identify the female. Fairly common in open habitats, including savannah, forest edge, and gardens.

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