A large hummingbird with a distinct hum from its large wings. Its visit to feeders is very brief and sporadic so it’s harder to photograph than many of the other hummers. It sounds like this: Last updated on 11 May 2021Costa Rica Related Posts SocotraCrustaceans 7 Feb 2015Socotra hermit crabby morten EcuadorEuphoniinaeBirds 21 Nov 2018Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris)by morten BoliviaAltiplanoCondoririBirds 18 Nov 2012Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris)by morten TinalandiaEcuadorMomotidaeBirds 26 Nov 2011Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum)by morten BhutanCorvidaeBirds 8 Apr 2017Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)by morten BrazilPorto JofrePantanalBirdsSternidae 27 Nov 2014Large-billed Tern (Phaetusa simplex)by morten PantanalBrazilFazenda San FransiscoBirdsThraupidae 11 Nov 2013Yellow-billed Cardinal (Paroaria capitata)by morten BrazilItatiaia National ParkRamphastidaeBirds 22 Nov 2013Green-billed Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus)by morten EcuadorBirdsTrochilidae 22 Nov 2018White-whiskered Hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui)by morten Guango LodgeEcuadorTrochilidaeBirds 30 Nov 2011Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)by morten