Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula torridus) - female

27 January 2009, Savegre Mountain Hotel, San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica Same details as previous. This is what most of my photos looked like with the bill and part of the head buried in the feeder. However, this photo shows details of the white tips to the corners of the tail. These white spots are a good field mark to distinguish females of the two Selasphorus species at Savegre. Female Scintillant Hummingbirds lack the white spots and have more rusty in the tail and flanks. Panasonic DMC-LZ5 / Nikon FieldScope 3 / 30X WA hand-held (no adapter)