Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Status: Common Resident
Size: Medium-sized Hummingbird (10 - 12 cm)
IUCN Red-List Status: Least Concern
Stratum: Understory, Mid Canopy, High Canopy
Life Zone(s): Lower Montane, Montane
The Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) is stunning! If you see the throat in good light, there is no mistaking this beauty: no other hummingbird combines every color of the rainbow on the throat and breast. In poor light, could be mistaken for other fairly large hummingbirds like Talamanca Hummingbird. Look for dark blue-black tail, medium-length bill with pink at the base, and blue rump, or just wait for it to turn its head. Sexes alike. Found in montane forests and edges, mostly from 1500m to treeline. Frequently visits feeders.
Fiery-throated Hummingbird Distribution Map (from eBird)
PHOTO GALLERY
@ Paraiso Quetzal Lodge, San José, Costa Rica
@ Paraiso Quetzal Lodge, San José, Costa Rica
@ Paraiso Quetzal Lodge, San José, Costa Rica
@ Paraiso Quetzal Lodge, San José, Costa Rica
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