Lesser Violetear

015A7122 Lesser Violetear by Sue Bishop Via Flickr: Panama

#503, a lesser violetear for @iamtheonethinginlifeicancontrol.

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Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus) at Batsú

Lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus) in Costa Rica. Photo by Agustín Murillo Viquez.

Hummingbird Species, Part 66

Today’s bird is the lesser violetear, Colibri cyanotus. The Lesser Violetear hummingbird, Colibri cyanotus, is a small but vibrant species of bird found in the high-altitude regions of Central and South America. Despite its diminutive size, this bird is known for its striking plumage and remarkable speed, making it a favorite among birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts. Physical…

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Week of 03MAR2024 Answers

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106 - Wrentit by @bl4ckbox

107 - Olive-sided Flycatcher by @sixhole

108 - Lesser Violetear by @birbbro

109 - Laughing Gulls by @birdlord5000

110- American White Pelican by @mythicalmarks

111 - Eastern Pheobe by @westoni

112 - Wilson's Snipe by @sevenswansaway

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if you were able to keep as many birds as you wanted and like, all their habitats were perfect and maintained and the laws all allowed it and everything, how many birds would you have and what species??

wooooooooooo baby i wish i could upload pictures of all of them but there's a limit of 30 per post and that's nowhere near enough adfasfasdf. soooooo here's the official list of all of my favorite birds!

blue jay, eurasian jay, stellers jay, black collared jay, azure jay, northern cardinal, vermillion cardinal, desert cardinal, pileated woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, red bellied woodpecker, eastern bluebird, mountain bluebird, gold finch, blue finch, scarlet finch, strawberry finch, rose finches, zebra finch, purple breasted sunbird, violet backed starling, blue vanga, blue dacnis, grandala, indigo bunting, lazuli bunting, rositas bunting, varied bunting, variegated fairy wren, splendid fairy wren, superb fairy wren, white winged fairy wren, philippine fairy bluebird, asian fairy bluebird, taiwan blue magpie, himalayan monal, tui, ravens, crows, blue crowned pigeon, victorian crowned pigeon, american robin, pink robin, lilac-breasted roller, european roller, indian roller, flying roller, blue-bellied roller, malachite kingfisher, woodlands kingfisher, azure kingfisher, rose-crested fruit dove, superb fruit dove, dracula parrot, hyacinth macaw, blue bird of paradise, anna's hummingbird, swordbilled hummingbird, swallowtailed hummingbird, fiery-throated hummingbird, lesser violetear, crowned woodnymph, blue chinned sapphire, mute swan, black swan, black-necked swan, bohemian waxwing, spangled cotinga, banded cotinga, brazilian tanager, australian diamond firetail, flame bowerbird, asian golden weaver, golden pheasant, malayan peacock pheasant, south philippine dwarf kingfisher, guineafowl, green junglefowl, blue-grey tanager, malachite sunbird, great sapphirewing, ruby-topaz hummingbird, fiery topaz, crimson topaz, rainbow bearded thornbill, violet sabrewing, long-tailed sylph, red-tailed comet, variable sunbird, helmeted woodpecker, red-crested cardinal, blue-winged mountain tanager, cinnamon hummingbird, antillean crested hummingbird, violet capped woodnymph, sparkling violetear, blue pitta, mandarin duck

Lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus), Café Tío Conejo, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia

Lesser Violetear

015A2977 Lesser Violetear by Sue Bishop Via Flickr: Panama

Hello again,

I have approximately a million bird art requests, but I'm trying to be chill abt it, so here's a list of ideas/requests that I'd love to see:

-Red-bellied Woodpecker (they're idiot rubber bands and I love them)

-Chimney Swift

-Red-legged Honeycreeper

-Blackburnian Warbler

-Mountain Bluebird

-Barred Antshrike

-Lesser Violetear

-Tawny Frogmouth

-Silver-throated Tanager

-Gray-breasted Wren

-Lesson's Motmot

-Purple Martin

-Crimson-collared Tanager

Black-cowled Oriole

:)

Hey! Thank you for the list, this has me set for quite a while now. It probably won't be all of them but right now at least seven of them are on it now.

The next one up for this week is #500 and I'll be taking a few weeks off before I start on theses.

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Lesser Violetear

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Location: San José Province, Costa Rica

Date: January

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Bird-108 graciously submitted by @birbbro

Lesser Violetear, Chicaque Park in Colombia, 16 July 2022.