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)