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The blue-headed sapphire is a South American hummingbird found in western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. It occupies humid forest edges, secondary growth, plantations, and gardens where flowering plants provide nectar, while also taking small arthropods. Its common name refers to the male's irid...
The rufous-throated sapphire, Hylocharis sapphirina, is a hummingbird of tropical South America. Its range includes parts of Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina, principally in lowland forest, woodland edges, and adjoining open habitats. Adults h...
The White-eared Hummingbird (Hylocharis leucotis) is a montane species found from Mexico to Nicaragua, distinguished by a bold white postocular stripe behind each eye.
Xantus's Hummingbird (Basilinna xantusii) is endemic to Baja California Sur, Mexico, and was named after Hungarian-American naturalist John Xantus de Vesey.
White-chinned Sapphire (Hylocharis cyanus) is a hummingbird widespread across tropical South America, from Colombia and Venezuela east and south through Brazil.
