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Brown Violet-ear Hummingbird

Colibri delphinae

Photo by pamsai
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Field Notes

Description:

The Brown Violet-ear (Colibri delphinae) is a large hummingbird that breeds at middle elevations in the mountains in Central America, and western and northern South America (primarily the Andes and the Tepuis) with isolated populations on Trinidad and in the Brazilian state Bahia.

Habitat:

Rancho Naturalista
The Brown Violet-ear is typically found high in the canopy of the rainforest, tall second growth and coffee plantations, but it will feed at lower levels at edges and clearings. The breeding habitat is forest at altitudes between 400–1600 m, but the Brown Violet-ear will spread widely into the lowlands when not nesting.

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Brown Violetear

Species ID Suggestions

Brown Violetear Hummingbird

Colibri delphinae
Cindyloohoo
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Comments (8)
pamsai
thanks Cindyloohoo...
pamsai
yes maybe jellis... thanks for the input, I'm happy with this ID after more checking on the net...
Jellis
Are you sure it goes all the way around. The ones on these pages are the Brown, Green and Sparking and the wrap almost all the way but more then some of the other photos. Maybe like many birds there are some variations. http://www.faintlake.com/EC/hummingbirds.html
pamsai
I'd like some more help with this... In most of the photos I've seen of the Brown Violetear, the colour is just a patch under the ear, whereas on this bird it seems to go from ear to ear. On Violetear hummingbird, the colour goes from ear to ear, but the bird is mostly green, not brown...
Jellis
a Violetear Hummingbird can also look like this too.
Cindyloohoo
Not positive on the suggested name, but it's the only one I could find that had the blue ring on the back of his neck. :)
Jellis
it doesn't look like a true hummingbird

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PublishedSeptember 26, 2013

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