Steely-vented Hummingbird (species: Amazilia saucerottei) in Birds of Costa Rica (Gaia Guide)

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Amazilia saucerottei

Steely-vented Hummingbird

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Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Aves

Order Apodiformes

Family Trochilidae

Genus Amazilia

Species Amazilia saucerottei

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Distinguishing features

It is mainly bronze-green above, becoming more bronze on the wing, lower back and rump, and has a blue-black tail. The male has glittering green underparts, white thighs and a blue vent. The female is duller green below and has grey-buff edges to the vent feathers. Young birds are dull dark bronze-green below. (Wikipedia)