Shining sunbeam (Aglaeactis cupripennis)

Abra de Malaga, Cusco region, Peru. Dec 5, 2015.

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Thibaud Aronson

Lion

Gotta love hummingbird names. Posted 9 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  Indeed a great addition to this list :)
  
  Epic species names
  Posted 9 years ago
2. Barry
  
  Lion
  
  True, I saw this one in Ecuador and I remember thinking, "What a cool name"! Posted 8 years ago
3. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Hummingbirds have an unusual abundance of those: marvelous spatuletail, festive coquette, minute hermit, sooty barbthroat, lazuline sabrewing, green mango, fiery topaz, crowned woodnymph, brazilian ruby, the list goes on and on! Posted 8 years ago

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 Thibaud Aronson