Scintillant Hummingbird
Selasphorus scintilla
(L 3" Wt m 0.07 oz; f 0.08 oz)
Endemic to Costa Rica and
Panama ...smallest bird in its
range.
Panama ...smallest bird in its
range.
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Mountain Lodge
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females
Selasphorus in Greek means bright
flame, flash of lightning; scintilla
in Latin means spark, glimmer.
flame, flash of lightning; scintilla
in Latin means spark, glimmer.
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21Jan2022
05Feb2010
Hummingbirds were called oiseaux mouches
(bird flies) in French, beija-flores (flower
kissers) or chupa-flores (flower suckers) in
Portuguese, picaflores (flower stingers) in
Spanish and humbirds by the English.
(bird flies) in French, beija-flores (flower
kissers) or chupa-flores (flower suckers) in
Portuguese, picaflores (flower stingers) in
Spanish and humbirds by the English.
(Bernd Brunner)
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