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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

MALE COPPERY-HEADED EMERALD, SODA Y MIRADOR CINCHONA, SAN FERNANDO, ALAJUELA PROVINCE, 10/11/2022 - NEW SPECIES # 1,070 TO LIFE LIST

   We can ID this hummingbird as a male Coppery-headed Emerald as follows:
  • Downcurved bill
  • Coppery crown.  You can particularly see this in the second and third photos
  • Glittering green face. throat and underparts
  • White outer tail feathers
   The Coppery-headed Emerald, which is endemic to Costa Rica, is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 1,070.





 

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