Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) - HBW 5, p. 620
French: Colibri de Jardine
German: Hyazinthkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Sietecolores
Other common names: Jardine’s Hummingbird
Taxonomy: Trochilus Jardini Bourcier, 1851, Nanegal, Ecuador.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Pacific slope of W Andes in SW Colombia (Cerro Tatamá to Nariño) and NW Ecuador.
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A bird bathing in the rain Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 14 February 2007 5 years ago 29 sec 5 -
A bird on a branch, showing its iridescent plumage Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 8 years ago 40 sec 4.9 -
Two birds contesting a perch near a feeder Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 15 February 2007 5 years ago 23 sec 4.9 -
A bird drinking at a feeder Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 19 February 2007 5 years ago 18 sec 4.8 -
Two birds at a feeder Locality Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 7 years ago 25 sec 4.8 -
An adult bird doing a wing stretch Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 August 2006 5 years ago 17 sec 4.7 -
A bird on a branch, stretching its wings and fluffing its plumage Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 7 years ago 19 sec 4.7 -
An adult bird flying back and forth to the same perch Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 August 2006 5 years ago 18 sec 4.7 -
Some birds eating at a feeder without any perches Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 7 years ago 19 sec 4.6 -
A bird at a feeder Locality Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 8 years ago 31 sec 4.6 -
At feeder Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Pascal Vagner 21 May 2012 24 weeks ago 30 sec 4.5 -
1 bird Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 10 sec 4.5 -
A bird at a feeder besides a male Booted Racket-tail Locality Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 7 years ago 22 sec 4.5 -
A bird at a feeder besides a female Booted Racket-tail Locality Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 8 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
A bird at a feeder Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 24 sec 4.3 -
A bird at a feeder, eating Locality Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 7 years ago 13 sec 4.3 -
A group of birds perched on a low branch, with one regularly flying away and returning. Locality Las Tangaras Nature Reserve, Choco Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 7 November 2012 18 weeks ago 27 sec 4.2 -
A bird eating at a feeder Locality Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 7 years ago 25 sec 4.2 -
A bird eating at a feeder Locality Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 7 years ago 22 sec 4.2 -
A bird flying and perching on a branch Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 7 years ago 20 sec 4.2 -
Some birds on a branch Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 7 years ago 37 sec 4.2 -
A bird on a branch, showing its black appearance when the iridescence does not show Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Robert Schaefer 14 February 2007 5 years ago 17 sec 4.2 -
An immature at a feeder Locality Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2005 7 years ago 19 sec 4.2 -
A ventral view of an adult bird perched, looking around Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Don DesJardin 31 August 2006 5 years ago 13 sec 4.1 -
at feeder Locality Las Tangaras Nature Reserve, Choco Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 23 May 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 22 sec 4 -
front view perched Locality Las Tangaras Nature Reserve, Choco Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 23 May 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 11 sec 4 -
A bird perched on a low branch then flying and returning to the branch. Locality Las Tangaras Nature Reserve, Choco Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 7 November 2012 18 weeks ago 15 sec 4 -
Adult female perching on a twig Locality Las Grallarias Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 6 February 2011 1 year ago 10 sec 4 -
A male perched on a branch then flying away Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 13 November 2009 3 years ago 14 sec 4 -
Two birds near feeders Locality Sachatamia Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Richard Garrigues 20 June 2005 6 years ago 31 sec 3.8 -
several shots Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 24 sec 3.8 -
2 slightly slow-motioned shots Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 15 sec 3.7
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