CLOSED: Hummingbird in Honduras

Hey it's me in Honduras. Okay, I have this one and one with a beige chest, is that the difference - female/male. They are together constantly chasing after each other?

Oh, and what kind please, can anyone help.

Can't wait to hear what others say. I was wondering if it was an Emerald Hummingbird.

In my field guide it matches a Broad-billed Hummingbird, not a confirmation though. Broad-billed has white under-tail coverts.

Edited for under-tail coverts.

This message was edited Jan 27, 2010 12:00 AM

Only 328 species to search through in Handbook of the Birds of the World . . . ;-)

Red bill except for the black tip will narrow things down a lot, as will the deeply forked tail.

Got it: Blue-tailed Emerald Chlorostilbon mellisugus. The subspecies found in Honduras is C. m. osberti (mentioning this as if you're looking for pics to compare, some of the other subspecies don't have red on the bill).

Resin

Edit: forgot to add, female Blue-tailed Emeralds have a white chest, so a bird with a beige chest is something different. Needs a photo!

This message was edited Jan 27, 2010 12:21 PM

Yes, but it isn't cheap! http://www.lynxeds.com/catalog/hbw

Very, very good though.

Resin

Wow! For now I'll just google, some hefty prices there.

Resin, I guess it's more white then beige sorry. Thanks for all the help, I think I got another one today.