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Several species of violet-ears occur in Central and South America; this is the brown violet-ear, one of the least colorful (a very common species is the sparkling violet-ear). They are medium-sized and often very aggressive hummingbirds that frequently dominate feeders (or try to). These were photographed at about 2000 m elevation in the Western Andes near Cali, Colombia; the one below at left is sun-basking. |
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