West Andean Emerald
Chlorastilbon melanorhynchus

f4.5 @ 1/500s, ISO:2000, Nikon D3S w 500mm

'Chlorastilbon," Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Chlorostilbon is a genus of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, known as emeralds (as are some hummingbirds in the genera Amazilia and Elvira).All species in this genus have straight black or black-and-red bills. The males are overall iridescent green, golden-green or bluish-green, and in some species the tail and/or throat is blue. The females have whitish-grey underparts, tail-corners and post-ocular streak.

Dagua, Colombia

12/14/2022