Velvet Purple Coronet
by Stephen Oosterling
Title
Velvet Purple Coronet
Artist
Stephen Oosterling
Medium
Mixed Media - Colored Pencil
Description
Boissonneaua jardini
A species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in humid foothill forest on the West Andean slope in western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. The species has a quirk of holding its wings straight up for a moment after perching. It generally breeds between January and March, but some have been spotted nesting as far off as September.
Its highly iridescent plumage is striking, being largely bluish-purple below and on the crown, greenish-blue on the back, green on the upperwing coverts, and rufous on the underwing coverts. In poor light it may appear all black, except for the strongly contrasting white outer rectrices.
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July 18th, 2021
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