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Lesser violetear hummingbird

Colibri cyanotus

Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Description:

Female hummingbird on nest; when she flew off for a bit, we could see that she had laid no eggs yet.

Habitat:

Right outside a cabin room balcony

Reference Links:

Lesser Violetear - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online

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Comments (4)
Maria dB
Thank you, The MnMs and Jim Nelson! Glad you enjoyed this. :)

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Birds of the World
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Birds of Panama and Costa Rica
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Hummingbirds of Costa Rica

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PublishedJuly 2, 2018

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