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Colibri thalassinus

Photo by The MnMs
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Description:

Also my last spotting of this hummingbird for now. Birds of this species kept its distance from the other more aggressive and territorial hummies in the area.
They are mostly resident of Central America although some migration to North America has also been reported. There are different subspecies and C. thalassinus cabanidis is the one resident in Costa Rica and Panama.

Habitat:

Paraiso Quetzal.

Reference Links:

Green Violetears (Colibri thalassinus)

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Comments (6)
The MnMs
Thanks for the nice comments and likes. Si, Luis, aunque en Costa Rica es facil ser afortunado para ver animales y plantas siendo tan rico en naturaleza :-)
LuisStevens
Que afortunada fuiste en tu viaje a Costa Rica Marta.
The MnMs
Thanks sunnyjosef and the others :-)

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PublishedJuly 27, 2014

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