Bulletin 321 - Guatemala #7 - Hummingbirds, Toucan, Swift, Trogon, Mammals

I went for a third visit to Guatemala in May. Once again, I used the wonderful local guide Knut Eisermann of Cayaya Birding. On this visit, we went to diferent locations to see new species.

There were several hummingbirds photographed on the trip including 2 new species. The 4.5" male Green-breasted Mango (Anthracothorax prevostii) is all dark green with a reddish tail and median black stripe on underparts.

Green-breasted Mango - male

The 5" female Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti) is a large flash hummer with snow white underparts and green above. The male is similar except he has a purple crown.

Purple-crowned Fairy - female

The 6" female Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus) is green above and white below. The male is dark purple and both have a mostly white tail.

Violet Sabrewing - female

The 4.5" Green-throated Mountaingem (Lampornis viridipallens) is a green backed hummer with a speckled green throat. He also has the vertical white stripe behind his eye typical of this genus.

Green-throated Mountaingem

The next 2 species are the new ones. The 5" Wedge-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus pampa) is a drab hummer green above and grayish below. There is also a purple crown and a white spot behind the eye. The sexes are similar

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

The last is the 3.5" White-bellied Emerald (Amazilia candida). This small hummer is green above, light below and the reddish bill typical of the amazilia genus.

White-bellied Emerald

The 14" Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) is a small green toucan with rusty tail and a yellow upper mandible.

Emerald Toucanet

The 11" male Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris) has a green back, head and breast and red belly with a white collar across his chest.

Collared Trogon - male

Lastly, swifts are a family of birds that I have few photos as they never perch. But my guide showed me the settings to use to photo them in flight. Here is the 8.5" White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris). He is brown with a white collar.

White-collared Swift

I got a couple of mammals as well. Here is the Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus). It has a range from southern Canada to northern South America. This fox was being fed daily at one of the lodges we stayed at.

Gray Fox

And of course a funny monkey photo. Here is a Central American Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) running along a path. It has an alternate name Geoffroy's Spider Monkey

Central American Spider Monkey

I have put the different bird families in single folders for easy viewing

I have photos of 125 of the 348 species of hummingbirds

I have photos of 15 of the 47 species of toucans

I have photos of 14 of the 43 species of trogons


I have photos of 3 of the 108 species of swifts

Happy birding and photography,

David McDonald
dkmmdpa@gmail.com

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