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Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)
Gould, 1850. 3 subspecies recognized, here is shown henryi.
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Nest
The nest is a very small cup camouflaged with moss, with hanging vegetation which gives it a cone-shape, placed on a branch under leaves that protect it from the rain. They nest during rainy season, aproximately from july (like in this case) to january.
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
29/ 339 species available
Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Neotropical Region
Date: 4 july 2010
Author: Alex García
 
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