Rainbow-bearded Thornbill (Chalcostigma herrani)
One of few high altitude hummingbirds, and not easy to get up close with unless you know it's favorite specimens of…
Sapphire-vented Puffleg (Eriocnemis luciani)
A frequent visitor to feeders in Ecuador and here its visiting a brugmansia trumpet flower.
Buff-winged Starfrontlet (Coeligena lutetiae)
At 11 cm (4,33 in) and a long bill its one of the larger species of hummingbirds. It's commonly visiting feeders…
Speckled Hummingbird (Adelomyia melanogenys)
One of the smallest of the hummingbird species. Both sexes look alike.
White-whiskered Hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui)
A large hummingbird with a distinct hum from its large wings. Its visit to feeders is very brief and sporadic so it’s…
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
The white-necked jacobin is a very common visitor to feeders in Ecuador and is unmissable.
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
The female white-necked jacobin lacks the striking blue and white of the male, but as is the case with most female…
Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula)
One of the larger species of hummingbirds. It's a common visitor of feeders and gardens in its range in Ecuador.
Crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica)
Capturing a hummingbird perched for a prolonged time is not easy nor predictable as they perch only for brief moments…
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
Capturing a hummingbird perched for a prolonged time is not easy nor predictable as they perch only for brief moments…
Rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl)
Capturing a hummingbird perched for a prolonged time is not easy nor predictable as they perch only for brief moments…
White-necked Jacobin (Florisuga mellivora)
Capturing a hummingbird perched for a prolonged time is not easy nor predictable as they perch only for brief moments…