Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)

Unmistakable with its long violet colored tail feathers, but as with all of the hummingbird’s plumage the colors are brilliant only at the right angle of light to the viewer.

Violet-tailed Sylph (Aglaiocercus coelestis)

It sounds like this:


Elevation: 2051 meters

Last updated on 12 May 2021