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Rufous-vented whitetip (Urosticte ruficrissa) Fundo Alto Nieva, Amazonas, Peru. Jun 2, 2024 Fall,Geotagged,Peru,Rufous-vented whitetip,Urosticte ruficrissa

Rufous-vented whitetip (Urosticte ruficrissa)

Fundo Alto Nieva, Amazonas, Peru. Jun 2, 2024

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Thibaud Aronson

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How's that for a looker?!
This is a pretty rare hummingbird, and Fundo Alto Nieva is the only place where it can reliably be seen in Peru, and only during a 3 month window out of the year.
This was my fourth visit, the first during the "whitetip window", and I lucked out with this gorgeous male! Posted one year ago, modified one year ago

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Congratulations. A stunning beauty in his emerald and viridian attire. Posted one year ago
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  Thanks Ruth! Posted one year ago

Ferdy Christant

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Delightful, and mad respect for the endurance required in seeing it! Posted one year ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
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  Thanks! I still have 26 species to go to complete the set of Peru's hummingbirds, but that's a goal I'm much more motivated about than the Elaenias haha Posted one year ago

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The Rufous-vented whitetip

The rufous-vented whitetip is a species of hummingbird in the "brilliants", tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds

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Uploaded Jun 21, 2024. Captured Jun 3, 2024 00:01 in Carreta Belaunde Km 374+200 Alto Nieva, 22865, Peru.

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Canon EOS R6
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1/500s
ISO4000
700mm

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