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Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
10.4313, -84.0045
Field Notes
Description:
This is a medium-sized hummingbird (11.5 cm long and weighs 6.5 g ), found in the lowlands from Mexico to Colombia. The individual in the photo feeds on flowers of Mucuna sp. The male has a purple crown and a purple spot at the end of the eyepatch, which is bordered below with a glittering green malar stripe, the female lacks the purple and glittering green colours on the head.
Habitat:
Rainforest lowlands
Notes:
Very territorial, also feeds on insects
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