Volcano Hummingbird

Selasphorus flammula Salvin, 1865

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Volcano Hummingbird, Selasphorus flammula, is a hummingbird of Middle America, breeding in Costa Rica and western Panama. It was described by Salvin in 1865. The species is tied to high mountain slopes and open or semi-open country, including páramo, scrubby pasture, landslide regrowth, ashfall areas, and the margins of elfin forest and taller woodland. It is mainly found between 2,000 and 3,500 m, though it can occur lower at times. A small white mark sits behind the eye, and the bill is short, straight and black.

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Breeding range: Middle America: Costa Rica and w Panama