Another Choco endemic, this bird was our guide Jose's favorite hummingbird. It was crazy-iridescent.
Some more views from different angles
I think the body iridescence is rivaled only by the
Fiery-throateds in Costa Rica amongst hummingbirds I've encountered.
I think it's doing a trogon impersonation in this one.
I watched
Chestnut-breasted Coronets perform a similar behavior on the other side of the Andes in the trip's first days. It was no less cool to see a second time. The first shot is one of my favorite of the trip.
With sexes similar in this genus hard to know whether this was courtship or more general squabbling.
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