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Blue-chested Hummingbird

Polyerata amabilis

Least ConcernUncommon
Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis), photo 1
Photo: Josh Noseworthy · CC BY 4.0
Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis), photo 2
Photo: Josh Noseworthy · CC BY 4.0
Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis), photo 3
Photo: Anthony Batista · CC BY 4.0
Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis), photo 4
Photo: er-birds · CC BY 4.0
Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis), photo 5
Photo: er-birds · CC BY 4.0
Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis), photo 6
Photo: er-birds · CC BY 4.0
Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis), photo 7
Photo: ecovore · CC BY 4.0
Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis), photo 8
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0
Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis), photo 9
Photo: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States · CC BY 2.0
Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis), photo 10
Photo: Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States · CC BY 2.0

About the Blue-chested Hummingbird

The blue-chested hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.

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Where it lives

Regular range
Panama Costa Rica Colombia Ecuador Nicaragua Honduras

When to see it

Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Charming Hummingbird (Polyerata decora) Charming HummingbirdPolyerata decoraThe charming hummingbird and also known as the beryl-crowned hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama. Purple-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata rosenbergi) Purple-chested HummingbirdPolyerata rosenbergiThe purple-chested hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

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