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Green Thorntail

Discosura conversii

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10.1403, -84.526

Field Notes

Description:

A small hummingbird with mainly green upperparts, a white rump band and a blackish lower rump and tail. Weighs only 3 g! Seen close to the previous spotting.

Habitat:

Montane forest

Notes:

Wikipedia inidicates that in Costa Rica and Panama it is confined to the Caribbean slopes, but this one was spotted closer to the Pacific side.

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Comments (3)
DanielePralong
Thank you bong.ambutong! I am lucky that I didn't have to go "that far" for this one as I was living in the US at the time...
Bong Ambutong
Superb shot Daniele, love the setting and the details. You've gone that far for this spotting, incredible.

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Birds of Panama and Costa Rica

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PublishedMay 12, 2011

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