HUMMINGBIRDS   -   TROCHILIDAE   -   PART II

Black-throated Mango Anthracothorax nigricollis Caño Colorado, Monagas state, Venezuela. Male.

Green-breasted Mango Anthracothorax prevostii gracilirostris Rancho Naturalista, Cartago province, Costa Rica. Male. I caught him with a point-and-shoot as he was coming in towards a feeder.

Crimson Topaz Topaza pella pella 5 km west of San Isidro, Bolívar state, Venezuela. Male. Seen from the right angle, the male shows a brilliant golden-green gorget, unfortunately not caught in this photo.		Crimson Topaz Topaza pella pella Barquilla de Fresa Lodge, Bolívar state, Venezuela. Male.

Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti merrittii Cerro Azul, Panama province, Panama. Female.

Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi loddigesii Intervales State Park, São Paulo state, Brazil. Male. An example of the southern race with the blue crest and white border around the blue chest.		Frilled Coquette Lophornis magnificus Hotel do Ypê, Itatiaia NP, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Male.

Frilled Coquette Lophornis magnificus Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Gross state, Brazil. An interesting record shot. There are frequent reports of Dot-eared Coquette, L. gouldii, from the Chapada dos Guimarães, but I wonder if many of these might be based on a mistaken assumption that Frilled Coquette would not occur there. I suspect that Dot-eared might occur at the base of the plateau, and Frilled on top of it, but that's just a theory. I've never seen Dot-eared Coquette!

Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus chalybeus Folha Seca, São Paulo state, Brazil. Male.		Festive Coquette Lophornis chalybeus chalybeus Folha Seca, São Paulo state, Brazil. Female.

Green Thorntail Discosura conversii Rancho Naturalista, Cartago province, Costa Rica. Male.		Green Thorntail Discosura conversii Buenaventura reserve, El Oro province, Ecuador. Female. She lacks the long tail but makes up for it in other ways. Despite this being the southern limit of their range, they are more common here than anywhere else I know.

Western Emerald Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus pumilis(?) Tandayapa Bird Lodge, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Male.

Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon aureoventris pucherani Jeremoaba-Canudos road, Bahia state, Brazil. Female.

Green-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon alice Cerro Negro, Monagas state, Venezuela. Male. This species is endemic to the coastal mountains of Venezuela. While not a great shot, the green tail is evident.		Green-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon alice Henri Pittier NP, Aragua state, Venezuela. Female. Female Chlorostilbon hummers are notoriously difficult to identify in this area. I ID'd this one based on geographical range and by the broad pale tips to the outer two retrices.

Green-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi verticeps Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Male. There is still a lot of debate on whether Green-crowned and Purple-crowned Woodnymph (T. colombica) should be lumped. Notice that this supposed Green-crowned has a blue crown! However, the known range of Purple-crowned does not extend into Ecuador.		Green-crowned Woodnymph Thalurania fannyi verticeps Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha province, Ecuador. Female. Obviously on the exact same branch as the male in the previous shot. Hummers often have preferred perches, which can make photographing them a lot easier.

Fork-tailed Woodnymph Thalurania furcata fissilis Barquilla de Fresa Lodge, Bolívar state, Venezuela. Male.

Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis Hotel do Ypê, Itaitiaia NP, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Male.

Violet-bellied Hummingbird Damophila julie panamensis Canopy Tower, Panama province, Panama. Male. This individual shows a lot more red on the bill than most. It is usually limited to the lower mandible, and often not even noticeable in the field.

Rufous-throated Sapphire Hylocharis sapphirina Estação Veracruz, Porto Seguro, Bahia state, Brazil. Male. No subspecies are currently recognized despite the very disjunct nature of the populations.

White-chinned Sapphire Hylocharis cyanus griseiventris Folha Seca, São Paulo state, Brazil. Male. The white chin is really just some pale flecks at the base of a few feathers, barely obviously even in a photo.		Gilded Hummingbird Hylocharis chrysura Caiman Lodge, Mato Grosso de Sul state, Brazil. A rather washed-out member of the genus. They are surprisingly common at Caiman, considering they are rare or absent from much of the northern Pantanal.

Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone oenone San Rafael Falls, Sucumbíos province, Ecuador. Male.

White-throated Hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis Hotel do Ypê, Itatiaia NP, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.

Buffy Hummingbird Leucippus fallax richmondi Araya Peninsula, Sucre state, Venezuela. A rather drab hummer of dry habitats.

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