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[[Image:Brown_Violet-ear.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|cfagyal|cfagyal}}<br />Location: Tandayapa, [[Ecuador]] ]] | [[Image:Brown_Violet-ear.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|cfagyal|cfagyal}}<br />Location: Tandayapa, [[Ecuador]] ]] | ||
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Male and female similar. Immatures give a more rufous impression of the underside. Photos of this species gives a very variable impression. | Male and female similar. Immatures give a more rufous impression of the underside. Photos of this species gives a very variable impression. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Image:Colibri_delphinae_by_jcvpictures.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Photo by {{user|jcvpictures|jcvpictures}}<br />Location: [[Costa Rica]] ]] | + | [[Central America]] and northern half of [[South America]][[Image:Colibri_delphinae_by_jcvpictures.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Photo by {{user|jcvpictures|jcvpictures}}<br />Location: [[Costa Rica]] ]] |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Some authorities has this as a monotypic species, others also recognize subspecies ''greenwalti''. | Some authorities has this as a monotypic species, others also recognize subspecies ''greenwalti''. |
Revision as of 17:51, 18 December 2008
- Colibri delphinae
Identification
Male and female similar. Immatures give a more rufous impression of the underside. Photos of this species gives a very variable impression.
Distribution
Central America and northern half of South America
Taxonomy
Some authorities has this as a monotypic species, others also recognize subspecies greenwalti.
Habitat
Wet forests and edges
Behaviour
Fourages from understory to tree tops
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