| Snowy-bellied Hummingbird is one of the most commonly seen hummingbirds at the feeders at Panama's Canopy Tower. This bird was quite easily seen- and filmed- at the Tower in September of 2004. |
| The Snowy-bellied Hummingbird pictured below was again found at the Canopy Tower, this time in July of 2005. I spent almost a month in the central and western parts of the country, and found Snowy-bellied Hummingbird throughout in elevations up to about 7000 feet- it is clearly a very adaptable species. |
| I took it up a notch in May of 2006, when Snowy-bellied Hummingbirds were the dominant species at the flowering shrubs around the Canopy Lodge. With some patience I was able to collect outstanding, close-range footage of Snowy-bellieds, and I even managed to collect audio of its softly-whining vocalization- my contribution of this call to xeno-canto was the first for this species, and the only recording I've ever found (click here for audio). The images presented below are but a few of many excellent stills collected at the Lodge, but they run the gamut of the species' plumage, showing great detail of the iridescent breast feathers, the gape of its bill, and the distinct white feathers on the tarsus as it scratches an itch. |
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