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Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla)
Gould, 1851. Monotypic species.
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Juvenile male
Tiny, 8 cm, endemic to Costa Rica and Panama. Female and juvenile plumages are very similar, with dull green upperparts and brown underparts, with white breast and sppoting throat. The adult male presents a fire-red throat and more intense green upperparts. This juvenile individual is a male and it already shows two or three red feathers on throat.
Family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
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Bosque de Paz, Alajuela, Costa Rica, Neotropical Region
Date: 1 july 2010
Author: Alex García
 
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Juvenile male
Juvenile male