hummingbirds

picaflores
Picaflores
1- Phaethornis guy - Ermitao Verde. Tamao: 13 cm. Coloracin general verde oscura bronceada, pecho verde lustroso, hacia la panza gris opaco y azulado hacia la rabadilla. Cabeza con mancha violeta oscura alrededor del ojo. Pico de 4 cm., largo y curvado. Cola con par de plumas centrales alargadas y con la punta blanca. 2 - Leucippus chionogaster - Amazilia Ventriblanca. Tamao: 11 cm. Color general verde olivceo con garganta, pecho y vientre blanquecinos, con moteados verdes a lo largo de los flancos. Pico de 2.5 cm., casi recto. Cola verde cobriza, con plumas exteriores ms o menos blancas. 3 - Leucippus viridicauda - Amazilia Verdiblanca. Tamao: 11 cm. Coloracin general verde. Cabeza con la parte superior y los lados verde cobrizo brillantes; flancos con discos verdes dispersos y garganta, pecho y vientre blancos. Mandbula rojiza con la punta oscura. Pico de 2.7 cm., casi recto. Cola verde grisceo opaco. Especie endmica del Per. 4 y 5 - Lesbia nuna - Colibr Colalarga Verde. Tamao: 15.5 - 18 cm. ( ) y 11.2 cm. ( ), incluyendo la cola. Coloracin verde con mancha verde esmeralda detrs de los ojos y el collar. Vientre ( ) gris con motas verdes y ( ) partes inferiores blancas y manchas en forma de discos verdes lustrosas. Pico negro, corto y recto. Cola ( ) negra, bifurcada y puntas verdes. Hembra con cola ms corta. 6 - Colibri thalassinus - Colibr Orejivioleta Verde. Tamao: 11 cm. Coloracin azul verdosa metlica oscura, cabeza con mancha azul debajo del ojo, garganta iridiscente y parte media azul, mejillas con plumas largas y erctiles de color azul prpura. Pico de 1.8 cm., ligeramente curvo. Cola ancha verde con barra subterminal oscura. 7 - Colibri coruscans - Orejivioleta Iridiscente. Tamao: 14 cm. Coloracin azul verdosa metlica oscura, cabeza con plumas azul violeta alargadas, garganta y pecho iridiscente y vientre azulado. Pico de 2.5 cm., ligeramente curvo. Cola verde con barra azul acero. 8 y 9 - Chaetocercus mulsant - Estrellita Vientriblanca. Tamao: 8.5 cm. Coloracin general ( ) verde azulada oscura con franja ocular blanca, curvada, vientre y flancos blancos y collar rosado. ( ) verde cobrizo con mscara plomiza que le rodea los ojos. Garganta de color canela plido y parche blanco en el pecho. Pico de 1.5 cm., delgado y ligeramente curvo. Cola corta ahorquillada. 10 - Adelomyia melanogenys - Colibr Jaspeado. Tamao: 10 cm. Coloracin general verde broceada parduzca con manchas marrn claro debajo del ojo hasta los bordes de los odos. Garganta jaspeada o moteada de verde oscuro. Pico recto de 1.4 cm. Cola levemente ahorquillada. 11 - Boissonneaua matthewsii - Colibr Pechicastao. Tamao: 13 cm. Cabeza verde metlica, con garganta moteada de verde, vientre rufo castao y dorso verde metlico. Pico de 1.8 cm., recto y negro. Cola ligeramente bifurcada, mayormente verde cobriza. 12 y 13 - Lafresnaya lafresnayi - Colibr Ventriaterciopelado. Tamao: 11.5 cm. Garganta y pecho de color verde esmeralda iridiscente. ( ) vientre negro aterciopelado y ( ) partes inferiores cremas con densas puntuaciones verdes y abdomen blanco, una delgada lnea blanca separa la mejilla oscura de la franja oscura rictal. Pico de 3 cm., negro, delgado y curvo. Cola ( ) bifurcada con puntas verde cobrizo y plumas externas color blanco y ( ) estrecha y muy bifurcada, negro azulado con las puntas blancas. 14 y 15 - Ocreatus underwoodii - Picaflor Cola Raqueta. Tamao: ( ) 11-15 cm. incluye la cola y ( ) 7.5 - 9 cm. Color general verde metlico con un gran collar verde esmeralda lustroso, pecho y abdomen blancos manchados de verde. Pico ( ) corto y negro de 3 cm. y ( ) delgado y menos curvo que el del macho. La corona es ms oscura, partes bajas color marrn claro cremoso, densamente manchadas de color verde lustroso, excepto por el vientre que es blanco. Cola ( ) angosta con plumas externas con un eje parcialmente desnudo y terminando en unas paletitas de color azul acero. Macho y hembra tienen las patitas cubiertas de plumas a manera de pantaln de color acanelado. 16 y 17 - Heliangelus amethysticollis - Solangel Gargantiamatista. Tamao: 11 cm. Color general verde oscuro brillante y frente verde brillante ( ) y verde claro ( ). Garganta roja negruzca ( ) y color rosado amatista ( ), pecho con banda marrn claro y vientre marrn claro y manchas verdes. Pico de 1.8 cm., recto y negruzco. Cola corta, cuadrada y de azul oscuro. 18 - Coeligena (inca) torquata - Picaflor de Collar Inca. Tamao: 14.5 cm. Coloracin general verde dorada, con cabeza negra aterciopelada y frente verde brillante. Pecho con parche naranja oscuro y dorso verde dorado brillante. Pico de 3 cm., negro, largo y recto. Cola blanca y dos plumas centrales verdosas con puntas cobrizas. 19 y 20 - Aglaiocercus kingi - Picaflor Colilarga de Slfide o Slfide Colilarga. Tamao: 16 cm. ( ) incluye la cola y 9.7 cm. ( ). Coloracin general verde metlica bronceada azulada y pecho verde, ( ) garganta y vientre azul verdoso y ( ) vientre canela y garganta blanca. Pico de 1.4 cm., negro y recto. Cola larga y ahorquillada. 21 - Eutoxeres condamini - Pico de Hoz de Cola Canela Tamao: 16 cm. Partes superiores mayormente de color verde bronce oscuro, con dorso verde oscuro con brillo metlico y vientre acanelado con amplias listas oscuras. Pico fuertemente curvo que forma un arco de casi 90. Cola con plumas externas color canela y lados blanquecinos y con las puntas blancas.

Hummingbirds
1- Phaethornis guy - Green Hermit. Size: 13 cm. Overall coloration dark bronze green, glittering green breast, toward the dull bluish gray belly toward the uropygium. Head with dark violet spot around the eye. Beak 4 cm. long and curved. White-tipped tail with a pair of extended central feathers. 2 - Leucippus chionogaster - White-bellied Hummingbird. Size: 11 cm. Overall color olive green with off-white throat, breast and belly, speckled with green along the flanks. Beak 2.5 cm. long, almost straight. Tail coppery green with more or less white outer feathers. 3 - Leucippus viridicauda - Green-and-white Hummingbird. Size: 11 cm. overall green coloration. Head with bright coppery green crown and sides; flanks with scattered green disks and white throat, breast and belly. Reddish mandible with dark tip. Beak 2.7 cm. long, almost straight. Tail dull grayish green. Species endemic to Peru. 4 - 5 - Lesbia nuna - Green-tailed Trainbearer. Size: 15.5 - 18 cm. ( ) and 11.2 cm. ( ), including tail. Green coloration with emerald green spot behind the eyes and on the collar. Belly ( ) gray with green speckles and ( ) lower parts white with bright green disk-shaped spots. Black beak, short and straight. Tail ( ) black, forked and tipped with green. Female has shorter tail. 6 - Colibri thalassinus - Green Violet-ear. Size: 11 cm. Coloration dark metallic greenish blue, head with blue spot under the eye, iridescent throat and middle part blue, cheeks with long, purplish blue erectile feathers. Beak 1.8 cm., lightly curved. Wide green tail with dark subterminal bar. 7 - Colibri coruscans - Sparkling Violet - ear. Size: 14 cm. Metallic dark greenish blue coloration, head with elongated blue-violet feathers, iridescent throat and breast and bluish belly. Beak 2.5 cm. long, lightly curved. Green tail with steel blue bar. 8 - 9 - Chaetocercus mulsant - White-bellied Woodstar. Size: 8.5 cm. General coloration ( ) dark bluish green with curved white ocular strip, white belly and flanks and pink collar. ( ) coppery green with gray mask around eyes. Throat pale cinnamon colored and a white patch on the breast. Beak 1.5 cm. long, slender and lightly curved. Short forked tail. 10 - Adelomyia melanogenys - Speckled Hummingbird. Size: 10 cm. Overall coloration dark bronzed green with light brown spots under the eye to the edges of the ears. Throat mottled or speckled with dark green. Straight beak 1.4 cm. long. Tail lightly forked. 11 - Boissonneaua matthewsii - Chestnut-breasted Coronet. Size: 13 cm. Metallic green head, with green speckled throat, rufous chestnut belly and metallic green back. Beak 1.8 cm. long, straight and black. Tail lightly forked, mostly coppery green. 12 - 13 - Lafresnaya lafresnayi - Mountain Velvetbreast. Size: 11.5 cm. Throat and breast iridescent emerald green. ( ) belly velvety black and ( ) cream-colored lower parts with dense green punctuations and white abdomen, a thin white line separates the dark cheek from the dark rictal strip. Beak 3 cm. long, black, slender and curved and ( ) Stronly forked bluish black white-tipped tail. 14 - 15 - Ocreatus underwoodii - Booted Racket-tail. Size: ( ) 11-15 cm. including the tail ( ) 7.5 - 9 cm. Overall color metallic green with a large glittering emerald green collar, white breast and abdomen spotted with green. Beak ( ) short and black, 3 cm. long and ( ) slender and less curved than that of the male. The crown is darker, lower parts creamy light brown, densely spotted with glittering green except for the belly which is white. Narrow tail ( ) with outer feathers with partially naked shafts ending in little rackets of steel blue. Male and female have feet covered with feathers like cinnamon-colored pants. 16 - 17 - Heliangelus amethysticollis - Amethyst-throated Sunangel. Size: 11 cm. Overall color glittering dark green with brilliant dark green ( ) and light green ( ) forehead. Throat blackish red ( ) and amethyst pink ( ), breast with light brown band and light brown belly with green spots. Beak 1.8 cm. long, straight and blackish. Short square, dark blue tail. 18 - Coeligena (inca) torquata - Collared Inca Hummingbird. Size: 14.5 cm. Overall coloration golden green with velvety black head and glittering green forehead. Breast with dark orange patch and bright golden green back. Beak 3 cm. long, long, straight and black. White tail with two greenish central feathers with coppery tips. 19 - 20 - Aglaiocercus kingi - Long-tailed Sylph. Size: 16 cm. ( ) including the tail and 9.7 cm. ( ). Overall coloration bluish bronze metallic green with green breast, ( ) greenish blue throat and belly and ( ) cinnamon belly with white throat. Beak 1.4 cm. long , black and straight. Long, forked tail. 21 - Eutoxeres condamini - Buff-tailed Sicklebill. Size: 16 cm. Upper parts mostly dark bronze green with dark green back with metallic shine and cinnamon chest with plentiful dark stripes. Bill strongly curved forming an almost 90 arc. White-tipped tail with cinnamon-colored outer feathers and off-white sides.

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Ilustraciones de / Illustrations by Anderson Debarnardi. Edicin cientfica / Scientific edition by Edwin Salazar Copyright 2005 - Neo Tropicus www.inkaterra.com In Inkaterra Machu Picchu you can find these 18 hummingbird species.

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3 | Leucippus viridicauda Green-and-white Hummingbird Amazilia Verdiblanca

4 . 5 | Lesbia nuna Green-tailed Trainbearer Colibr Colalarga Verde 1 | Phaethornis guy Green Hermit Ermitao Verde 2 | Leucippus chionogaster White-bellied Hummingbird Amazilia Ventriblanca

7 | Colibri coruscans Sparkling Violet - ear Orejivioleta Iridiscente

10 | Adelomyia melanogenys Colibr Jaspeado Speckled Hummingbird

6 | Colibri thalassinus Green Violet-ear Orejivioleta Verde

8 . 9 | Chaetocercus mulsant White-bellied Woodstar Estrellita Vientriblanca

12 . 13 |

Lafresnaya lafresnayi Mountain Velvetbreast Colibr Ventriaterciopelado

11 | Boissonneaua matthewsii Chestnut-breasted Coronet Colibr Pechicastao

16 . 17 | Heliangelus amethysticollis Solangel Gargantiamatista Amethyst-throated Sunangel

14 . 15 | Ocreatus underwoodii Picaflor Cola Raqueta Booted Racket-tail

18 | Coeligena (inca) torquata Picaflor de Collar Inca Collared (Hummingbird) Inca

21 | Eutoxeres condamini Pico de Hoz de Cola Canela Buff-tailed Sicklebill

19 . 20 | Aglaiocercus kingi Picaflor Colilarga de Slfide Long-tailed Sylph