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Fiery Throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis)

Fiery Throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis)

Observed in Paraiso Quetzal, near San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica (2014).
Chosen by National Geographic as Pic of The Day (14 Aug 2014), in The Great Natu...
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Observed in Paraiso Quetzal, near San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica (2014).
Chosen by National Geographic as Pic of The Day (14 Aug 2014), in The Great Nature Project:
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