#selasphorus flammula

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Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)

© Jean Bonilla

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BOTD: Volcano Hummingbird

Photo: Chris Jiménez

"No bigger than a human thumb, the Volcano hummingbird exists only in the Talamanca Mountains. But their appetite is anything but small, as they must replenish 12,000 calories a day from the tiny mountain flowers that suit their miniature bill."

- PBS

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Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)

© Marcelo Corella

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Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)

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March 16, 2021 - Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)

These small hummingbirds are found in shrubland, grassland, pastureland, and forests in Costa Rica and Panama. Males may have gray-purple, red, or pink-purple throats depending on the area of their range. They eat nectar from small flowers, along with some tiny insects. Females build tiny cup-shaped nests from plant down in scrub or on roots, incubating the eggs and caring for the chicks alone.

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Costa_Rica_Houwing-67 by Beverly Houwing

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Male Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)

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Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula)

© Carmelo López Abad