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Purple-throated Woodstar

Calliphlox mitchellii

Photo by JasmineJ
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Description:

This female Purple-throated Woodstar, a hummingbird, frequently came for nectar at the Santa Lucía Cloud Forest Reserve. Note her little tongue sticking out every time she sips some nectar (see video).

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Purple-throated Woodstar

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JoshuaGSmith
Cool spotting! I would love to invite you to my new mission for Ecuador's birds: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/450886033

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Birds of the World
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Ecuadorian Cloud Forest Biodiversity
Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)
Mission
The Birds of Ecuador

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PublishedJuly 16, 2013

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