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Black-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis)
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Black-breasted Puffleg (Eriocnemis nigrivestis)

by Sebastian Cruz

Category: AvianAdded May 16, 200551 views

Hummingbirds

Keywords: puffleg, hummer, yanacocha, ecuador

This is a very very rare bird, extremely local, only found on the Yanacocha Nature Reserve. He is hard to see. This picture was taken in Ecuador. I used a Canon 20D, with a 70-300mm lens using a flash, handheld.

All comments are greatly appreciated
Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA