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Horned Sungem (Heliactin bilophus), males, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Brazil
photograph by Claudia Brasiliero & Jorge Luis Dantas
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Horned Sungem (Heliactin bilophus), males, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Brazil
photograph by Claudia Brasiliero & Jorge Luis Dantas
Horned Sungem
Horned Sungem (Heliactin bilophus), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Brazil
photograph by Caio Brito
Horned Sungem - Heliactin bilophus
The Horned Sungem, Heliactin bilophus (Apodiformes - Trochilidae) is a hummingbird native to Bolivia, Brazil and Suriname, characterized by having a spectacular crown tufts showing red, blue and gold, on either side of its iridescent dark blue crown. Upperparts are bronzy-green, throat and upper breast are black while the belly and sides of the neck are white. The tail is long and pointed showing a dark V on white when seen in flight from below. The female is alike but without the spectacular crown pattern or the black throat.
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Photo credit: [Top: ©Joao Bio | Locality: unknown, 2013] - [Bottom: ©Ciro Albano | Locality: Palmeiras, Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil, 2010]