Monday, April 1, 2024
MALE AMETHYST WOODSTAR, PRIVATE HOME, BLANCHISSEUSE RD, TUNAPUNA-PIARCO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, 3/17/2024
We can ID this hummingbird as a male Amethyst Woodstar as follows:
- Green crown, nape and upper parts
- White neck sides
- Large white spot on sides of rump
- Medium length, straight, black bill
- Depending on the lighting the throat can appear different colors. In the first and second photo the throat appears black, but in the third photo it appears pinkish.
- In the first photo you can just make out that the tail is forked.
The Amethyst Woodstar appears in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay and is a rare vagrant to Trinidad.
The Amethyst Woodstar is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List. Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,131.
Sunday, March 31, 2024
MALE TUFTED COQUETTE, PRIVATE HOME, BLANCHISSEUSE RD, TUNAPUNA-PIARCO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, 3/17/2024 - NEW SPECIES TO OUR LIFE LIST
We can ID this hummingbird as a male Tufted Coquette as follows:
- Orange/rufous crest. This differentiates the male from the female, which doesn't have this crest.
- Black-spotted orangey plumes that extend from the sides of the neck. Again, the male has these, the female doesn't.
- Short (for a hummingbird) black tipped reddish bill.
- Greenish upperparts with whitish rump band.
The Tufted Coquette breeds in eastern Venezuela, Trinidad, Guiana and northern Brazil. It appears to be a local or seasonal migrant, but its movements are not well understood.
The Tufted Coquette is a new species to our ebird Photographic Life List. Our ebird Life List now stands at 1,130.
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