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Shining sunbeam - male display (closeup), Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia The male flexing its rainbow-like lower back and rump feathers, only visible at a particular angle.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149244/shining_sunbeam_-_male_display_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html" title="Shining sunbeam - male display, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/149244_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=bwGbn1D3QWUacQk3idIDDzV2Z0Q%3D" width="132" height="152" alt="Shining sunbeam - male display, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia The male flexing its rainbow-like lower back and rump feathers, only visible at a particular angle.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149245/shining_sunbeam_-_male_display_closeup_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html Aglaeactis cupripennis,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Fall,Geotagged,P&aacute;ramo,Shining sunbeam,South America,Termales del Ruiz,World" /></a></figure> Aglaeactis cupripennis,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Fall,Geotagged,Shining sunbeam,South America,Termales del Ruiz,World Click/tap to enlarge

Shining sunbeam - male display (closeup), Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia

The male flexing its rainbow-like lower back and rump feathers, only visible at a particular angle.

Shining sunbeam - male display, Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia The male flexing its rainbow-like lower back and rump feathers, only visible at a particular angle.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149245/shining_sunbeam_-_male_display_closeup_hacienda_el_bosque_colombia.html Aglaeactis cupripennis,Colombia,Colombia 2022,Fall,Geotagged,Páramo,Shining sunbeam,South America,Termales del Ruiz,World

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The Shining sunbeam

The shining sunbeam is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

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

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Uploaded May 12, 2023. Captured Sep 24, 2022 17:21 in XJCC+5P Villamaría, Caldas, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO560
  • 360mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.