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Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Stanley Jones

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii)

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird (Phaeochroa cuvierii roberti) Five subspecies are recognized with two being mapped for Costa Rica. Subspecies maculicauda is mapped for the Pacific-slope while subspecies is mapped for the Atlantic-slope. Photographed at Blue River, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. Lower montane cloud forest at ca. 700 m (2,297 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Lower montane cloud forest at ca. 700 m (2,297 ft) elevation.
Location
Blue River, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Atlantic-slope
Date taken
March 2012
Scientific name
Phaeochroa cuvierii
Equipment used
Canon EOS 7D with a Canon EF 300 mm f/4L IS USM lens, ISO 320, shutter speed 1/250 with flash, f/4.
tetoneon
Three beauties today for us Stanley. So many hummers down there and only 1 for us here in Jersey.
 

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Central & South America & Mexico
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