Female © Ken Langelier
Male © Ian Davies
(Heliotrope-throated) © Marshall Iliff
Female © Ethan Lai
+ 3
Male © Fernando Burgalin Sequeria
Male © Marc FASOL

Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula

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Identification

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Male throat varies from steely grayish-purple to bright magenta; note short straight bill and rufous in tail. Female similar to Scintillant Hummingbird but with dark central tail feathers. Small hummingbird that feeds on small flowers in gardens, second growth, and forest edges, mostly above 2000m.

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