Big hummingbirds at Buenaventura Reserve, Ecuador

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EDIT: Finally, after two years, I've managed to identify these. Thanks to Dan McGehee and Larry Sirvio in Facebook group 340 Hummingbirds.

Photo 1. Green-crowned Brilliant  (Heliodoxa jacula)


















Photo 2. Also Green-crowned Brilliant  (Heliodoxa jacula)


















Photo 3.  Long-billed Starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris).


















Photo 4. And the same Green-crowned Brilliant  (Heliodoxa jacula)




















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  1. Olli HaukkovaaraOctober 24, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    Dan McGehee pointed me to http://carolinabirds.org/HTML/SA_Hummingbird.htm

    I hope I can identify the above hummers soon :)

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