Rufous-crested Coquette male
I had previously seen Rufous-crested Coquette in Panama ( www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/50843120243/in... ), near the northern limit of its range, so seeing this species In Peru near the southern limit was interesting given the small size of these birds. (The distribution is not continuous, with a population in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama in southern Central America, and another population in the Andes of South America from Colombia south to Bolivia.) This is a small but distinctive bird, with the males (as in this image) sporting a striking crest of loose rufous feathers. This individual was seen at a private sanctuary on the lower part of Peru’s famous Manu Road.
Rufous-crested Coquette male
I had previously seen Rufous-crested Coquette in Panama ( www.flickr.com/photos/luminouscompositions/50843120243/in... ), near the northern limit of its range, so seeing this species In Peru near the southern limit was interesting given the small size of these birds. (The distribution is not continuous, with a population in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama in southern Central America, and another population in the Andes of South America from Colombia south to Bolivia.) This is a small but distinctive bird, with the males (as in this image) sporting a striking crest of loose rufous feathers. This individual was seen at a private sanctuary on the lower part of Peru’s famous Manu Road.