#boissonneaua jardini

[birdblues]

Velvet-purple Coronet

[wingedjewels]

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) by Scott Olmstead Via Flickr: Recinto 23 de Junio, Pichincha, Ecuador | June 20, 2024

[rondaincorporated]

Hummingbird Species, Part 192

Today’s bird is the velvet-purple coronet, Boissonneaua jardini. The natural world is a tapestry of vibrant and exquisite creatures, and among these, hummingbirds stand as some of the most mesmerizing. Boissonneaua jardini, commonly known as the Velvet-Purple Coronet Hummingbird, is one such avian gem that resides primarily in the lush montane forests of South America. In this essay, we will…

[herpsandbirds]

May I ask for birds that remind you of gemstones please if that hasn’t already been asked?

Well, this is predictable, but...

Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis), family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Costa Rica

Photograph by Alfredo Irizarry

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini), family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, found in Colombia and Ecuador

photograph by paola rendon

Rainbow Starfrontlet (Coeligena iris), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Ecuador

photograph by Luis Alcivar Photography

Wine-throated Hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Guatemala

photograph by Luis Burbano

Fiery Topaz (Topaza pyra), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Manacapuru, Brazil

photograph by Kátia Oliveira

[lowcountry-gothic]

Velvet-purple coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) in Colombia. Photo by Kelley Luikey.

[featheredfreinds]

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) © e-Ken.jpg

[bigbirdpoof]

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini)

© e-Ken

[terranlifeform]

Velvet-purple coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) in Ecuador

Oleg Nabrovenkov

[rainbow-birds]

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini)

© Sue Bishop

[shiny-and-sparkling-birds]

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini)

© Sue Bishop

[flight-freeze-frame]

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini)

© elaiphoto

[transbirds]

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini)

© Jeff Maw

[wingedjewels]

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) by Scott Olmstead Via Flickr: Refugio Paz de las Aves, Pichincha, Ecuador | June 26, 2024

[ecuadorlife]

Velvet-purple coronet, Boissonneaua jardini by Andreas Kay Via Flickr: ID by Sebastián Berrío from Ecuador: www.flickr.com/andreaskay/albums

[herpsandbirds]

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini), family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Ecuador

photograph by Jorge Luis Cruz Alcivar 

[lowcountry-gothic]

Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini), Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis), and Gould’s Jewelfront (Heliodoxa aurescens), by Glenn Bartley. Rainbow Starfrontlet (Coeligena iris) by Andres Vasquez Noboa.