Adult male © Saturnino Llactahuaman www.amazonbirding.com eBird S56841667 Macaulay Library ML 161445581
Female © Caio Brito
Immature male © Claudia Brasileiro
Adult male © Leonardo Merçon / Instituto Últimos Refúgios
Adult male © Gabriel Bonfa

Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina

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Identification

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A small hummingbird with a straight red bill with a black tip. Males have a green back with iridescent violet-blue underparts, a coppery tail, and a fluffy white vent. Females have grayish dark underparts with some dark spots on the chest. Note the rufous chin in both sexes, which can be hard to see. Mostly found in humid forests and wooded savannas.

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