Hummingbirds
To make it easier to picture the various hummingbirds in the wild, browse the images below.
The green-crowned brilliant hummingbirds (heliodoxa jacula), also known as the green-fronted brilliant hummingbird, likes the wet mountain forests from Costa Rica to Ecuador with edges, gaps and tall second growth from 2,300 feet to 6,000 feet in altitude.
The ruby-throated hummingbird (archilochus colubris) can be found from the Canadian prairies, almost to the Pacific Coast, down through the eastern United States into Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica, the Caribbean and West Indies. Look for them in open woodlands with forested edges, meadows, grasslands, parks, gardens and backyards.
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The white-bellied mountain gem hummingbird (oreopyra hemileucus) can be found in the tropical and subtropical mountain forests of Costa Rica and Panama.
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The purple-throated mountain gem hummingbird (lampornis calolaemus) can be found in the mountain cloud forests of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Hovering Rubythroat
A female ruby-throated hummingbird hovers near a feeder in Riverview, Florida.
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Hovering Hummingbird
A female ruby-throated hummingbird hovers near a feeder in Riverview, Florida.
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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
A ruby-throated hummingbird leaving its next after feeding its chicks in Tampa, Florida's Lettuce Lake Park.
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Hummer Nectar
This male ruby-throated hummingbird came to this bromeliad in eastern Hillsborough County, Florida every fifteen minutes like clockwork. He really seemed to like the taste and amount of nectar that he was getting.
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Purple-Throated Mountain Gem
This purple-throated mountain gem hummingbird looks like it's posing in Selvature Park near Santa Elena, Costa Rica.
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Brilliant Resting
This green-crowned brilliant hummingbird was resting on a branch in Selvatura Park in Santa Elena, Costa Rica.
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White-bellied Mountain Gem Hummingbird
This while-bellied mountain gem hummingbird was resting on a branch in Selvatura Park in Santa Elena, Costa Rica.
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Brilliant Green
This green-crowned brilliant hummingbird (heliodoxa jacula) was resting on a branch in La Selvatura Park in Santa Elena, Costa, Rica.
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Archilochus Colubris
On a late September 2016 afternoon, this female/immature ruby-throated hummingbird was resting on a branch in a Riverview, Florida backyard before getting a final meal prior to retiring for the night.
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Heliodoxa Jacula
This female Green-crowned brilliant hummingbird was filmed in La Selvature Park's hummingbird gardens in Santa Elena, Costa, Rica.
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Green-Crowned Brilliant Hummingbird
Green-crowned brilliant hummingbird at Selvatura Park in Santa Elena, Costa Rica.
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