Velvet Purple Coronet Hummingbird in Ecuador

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The velvet-purple coronet is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in humid foothill forest on the West Andean slope in western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. The species has a quirk of holding its wings straight up for a moment after perching.

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Location: Ecuador
Photo credit: © Dee Carpenter / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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