Violet-tailed Sylph Photo by Ann Doty

Violet-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus coelestis

Adult male

©Ann Doty

Location: Ecuador > Pichincha
Date: Jun 20, 2019
Caption: #photocontest2019

San Tadeo Birdwatching Feeders
Pichincha Ecuador
with VENT tour guide Michael O'Brien

Striking hummingbird with extremely long tail. Male is mostly emerald green with blue-green throat. Long forked tail is iridescent purple and blue. Female is much different but still distinctive with her orange belly and white breast.