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C B Allen

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini)

A medium-sized hummingbird with a very restricted range in western Colombia and Ecuador in moist cloud forest and edges in the lower subtropical zone. We watched several individuals feeding on both feeders and flowering shrubs at the fabulous Refugio Paz de las Aves near Mindo (Pichincha/Ecuador). Despite the number of birds present virtually none were in full breeding plumage so not as dramatic shots as we got last year in Colombia
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Habitat
Cloud forest (but mainly in secondary forest/more open scrub) around 1900m.
Location
Refugio Paz de las Aves (Pichincha/Ecuador)
Date taken
16th November 2024
Scientific name
Boissonneaua jardini
Equipment used
OMDS/OM-1 150-400mm f/4.5 TC1.25x IS Pro + 1.4x TC
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
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Category
Central & South America & Mexico
Added by
C B Allen
Date added
View count
128
Comment count
3

Image metadata

Device
OM Digital Solutions OM-1
Aperture
ƒ/6.3000001907349
Focal length
290.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000 second(s)
ISO
3200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
PB160803.jpg
File size
1.8 MB
Date taken
Sat, 16 November 2024 5:47 PM
Dimensions
2521px x 1891px

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