Purple-throated Mountain-gem - Lampornis calolaemus

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Purple-throated Mountain-gem - Lampornis calolaemus, male

Purple-throated Mountain-gem - Lampornis calolaemus, female

NF Photo 110128 at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Purple-throated Mountain-gem on wiki
Purple-throated Mountain-gem on youtube

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Violet Sabrewing - Campylopterus hemileucurus - Colibrí Morado

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Violet Sabrewing - Campylopterus hemileucurus -Colibrí Morado, male

NF Photo 110128 at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Violet_Sabrewing om wiki

Those shots were taken rather early in the first morning in CR and I was still learning how to do it. Those guys took a little practise to learn "how to". :)

WBW XVI

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Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis

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Rufous-collared Sparrow - Zonotrichia capensis
NF Photo 110128 at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Rufous-collared Sparrow on wiki
Song on youtube

A beautiful little sparrow I saw several times in Costa Rica.
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Red-billed Pigeon - Columba flavirostris

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Red-billed Pigeon - Columba flavirostris

NF Photo 110128 high up in a tree at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

Well, I am not sure about this one. And the scientic name I have from the birdlist don´t match what the book and wiki says "Patagioenas flavirostris"
About Red-billed Pigeon on wiki

Herman! Is it that bird? Please respond in a comment.

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Nicaraguan Seed-Finch - Oryzoborus nuttingi - Semillero Nicaragüense

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Nicaraguan Seed-Finch - Oryzoborus nuttingi - Semillero Nicaragüense, male

NF Photo 110128 high up in a tree at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Nicaraguan Seed-Finch at mangoverde

There were not much available on the internet on this bird. Not even pics. :(

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Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air knowkedge on a youtube video.

A great video I found thanks to Snowcatcher

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Green Hermit - Phaethornis guy - Ermitaño Verde

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Green Hermit - Phaethornis guy, female

NF Photo 110128 at Bosque de Paz, Costa Rica

About Green Hermit on wiki
Green Hermit female on youtube

This female Green Hermit turned out to be one of my favourites among the hummingbirds in Costa Rica. To bad it was a little too dark when I saw her early in the morning.

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