Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Shining Sunbeam

Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis

Described by: Bourcier (1843)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Yanacocha, Ecuador - Sep 2, 2007 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Yanacocha, Ecuador - Sep 2, 2007 © Kanae Hirabayashi  Yanacocha, Ecuador - Jul, 2002 © Allen Chartier  Monserrate, Colombia - Jan, 2005 © R S Scanlon  Monserrate, Colombia - Jan, 2005 © R S Scanlon 
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Range

Andes of w. South America;
(1) Colombia, Ecuador and Peru s. to Huanuco and Lima.
(2) C. and sc. Peru (Junin, Apurimac and Cuzco).

Videos

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Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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