Many-spotted Hummingbird
Taphrospilus hypostictus
(L 3.25-4" Bill 0.75")
Looks similar to Violet-
fronted Brilliant...found in
lower Andean foothills.
19May2009
Cock-of-the-
Rock Lodge
Peru
24Sept2011
A hummingbird ingests 3-7 calories
of nectar each day…the equivalent
of eating a couple hundred pounds
of hamburger per day.
(Noah Stryker)