A female Purple-throated Mountain-gem Hummingbird, Lamporis calolaemus, and a male Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbird, Elvira cupreiceps, compete.


A female Purple-throated Mountain-gem Hummingbird, Lamporis calolaemus, and a male Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbird, Elvira cupreiceps, compete for space near a feeder in Costa Rica.


Size: 4320px × 5400px
Location: Costa Rica
Photo credit: © Jon G. Fuller, Jr. / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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