News — birds

Three subspecies of the tiny Volcano Hummingbird inhabit the highest elevations in Costa Rica. They are thought to no longer interbreed although they might still be able to. The females are nearly identical, while the males display different color gorgets.

New home for a Purple-throated Mountaingem.

A Stripe-thorated hummingbird courts in the jungle of Costa Rica.

Birds at a Ranthambore Pond in late June.

 

The Cinnamon Hummingbird displays some cunning abilities. It this a 'bird brain'?