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The Andean Emerald

La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.

 

Uranomitra franciae

(Andean Emerald / Esmeralda andina)

 

Andean Emeralds are found around humid and wet forest borders, second growth, and highland clearings with trees. They are most common above 1000 meters in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru.

 

Males and females are similar in appearance but the male boasts a blue crown and the female a green one. Both genders are green above, white below, and possess a coppery upper tail.

 

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Uploaded on August 17, 2022
Taken on May 12, 2012