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Green-crowned brilliant, Alambi Reserve, Ecuador Male, near feeder. Alambi Reserve,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Fall,Geotagged,Green-crowned brilliant,Heliodoxa jacula,South America,World Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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  1. Brilliant shot ;) Posted 3 years ago
    1. Did it survive? Posted 3 years ago
      1. No. Sadly, it died from the horror of having to listen to dumb jokes. Posted 3 years ago
        1. Fatally funny. Posted 3 years ago
          1. Ugh, I think I've hit a dead end with puns. Posted 3 years ago

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The green-crowned brilliant is a large, robust hummingbird that is a resident breeder in the highlands from Costa Rica to western Ecuador. It is also known as the green-fronted brilliant, notably by the Handbook of the Birds of the World.

Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 17, 2021. Captured Nov 6, 2021 09:51 in 28J9+6G Taguaguipe, Ecuador.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 300mm