Scintillant Hummingbird
Status: Uncommon Resident
Size: Tiny-sized Hummingbird (6 - 8 cm)
IUCN Red-List Status: Least Concern
Stratum: Understory, Mid Canopy
Life Zone(s): Lower Montane, Montane
TAXONOMIC TREE: Caprimulgiformes, Trochilidae, Selasphorus scintilla
**Costa Rica Near-Endemic**
@ El Toucanet Lodge, San José Province, Costa Rica
The Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) is a small hummingbird, unique orange throat distinguishes male from all other hummingbirds in limited range. Female less obvious; she has speckled throat, orangey flanks, and all-rufous tail with black band and buffy tips. Focus on tail pattern. Found in fairly open areas, including forest edge and gardens.
Scintillant Hummingbird Distribution Map (from eBird)
PHOTO GALLERY
@ El Toucanet Lodge, San José Province, Costa Rica
@ El Toucanet Lodge, San José Province, Costa Rica
@ El Toucanet Lodge, San José Province, Costa Rica
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*Some of this website's species' photos (all taken by me) may have been taken in other nearby countries.