Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
⛰️ If you spot this week's Bird of the Week in open páramo (alpine grasslands) and shrubby areas in the Andean Mountains, it initially may appear rather plain, feathered in shades of brown and cinnamon. 🪶 But, seen from the back in just the right light, Shining Sunbeam ✨ dazzle ✨ with a lower back and rump aglow in iridescent shades of purple, green, and gold. 🤩
ABC and our partners protect habitat for this large, high-elevation hummer at over 10 reserves within their range, including the Reinita Cielo Azul (Cerulean Warbler) Reserve in Colombia, the Reserva Yanacocha and Tapichalaca Reserves in Ecuador, and the Abra Patricia Reserve and Vilcanota Reserve Network of Peru.
Learn more about what makes Shining Sunbeams a Brilliant Ray of Light at bit.ly/4gXjcJT. ☀️
@FundacionProAves @fundacion.jocotoco @ECOAN-PERU
⛰️ If you spot this week's Bird of the Week in open páramo (alpine grasslands) and shrubby areas in the Andean Mountains, it initially may appear rather plain, feathered in shades of brown and cinnamon. 🪶 But, seen from the back in just the right light, Shining Sunbeam ✨ dazzle ✨ with a lower back and rump aglow in iridescent shades of purple, green, and gold. 🤩
ABC and our partners protect habitat for this large, high-elevation hummer at over 10 reserves within their range, including the Reinita Cielo Azul (Cerulean Warbler) Reserve in Colombia, the Reserva Yanacocha and Tapichalaca Reserves in Ecuador, and the Abra Patricia Reserve and Vilcanota Reserve Network of Peru.
Learn more about what makes Shining Sunbeams a Brilliant Ray of Light at bit.ly/4gXjcJT. ☀️
@FundacionProAves @fundacion.jocotoco @ECOAN-PERU
