Brown Violetear lives around forest edge from Belize down to Bolivia and across to Suriname and in parts of Brazil #colombia #birding #birds #hummingbird #brownvioletear

A tiny, Brown Violetear Hummingbird perches on the very end of a tree branch. We see the bird in profile, where we can see not only the brown of the head, and the violet ear, but the green-blue of the iridescent throat patch as well.

Brown Violetear Hummingbird (Costa Rica)

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BranchingOut

Costa Rica is a Hummingbird paradise. So many incredible, little flying jewels!

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