Collared Inca
Coeligena torquata

f5 @ 1/500s, ISO:1600, Nikon D3S w 500mm


"Collared Inca," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The collared inca is a species of hummingbird found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru. It is very distinctive in having a white chest-patch and white on the tail.10–14 centimetres (3.9–5.5 in) in length, with a rather long (3–3.5 centimetres (1.2–1.4 in)), straight, black beak. Under most lighting conditions Coeligena torquata torquata appears black except for a very large and distinctive white chest-patch. However, in ideal lighting other features can be discerned: a shimmering metallic violet forehead patch in males, white thighs, fleshy-dusky feet, shimmering green throat in males, dull and containing some white in females, and some dark green mixed in with the black of the body.f5 @ 1/500s, ISO:1600, Nikon D3S w 500mm
Dona Dora, Colombia
 
12/17/2022