Scintillant Hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla)

Scintillant Hummingbird, a reference photo — Photo: Matt MacGillivray from Toronto, Canada · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The scintillant hummingbird (Selasphorus scintilla) is a hummingbird endemic to Costa Rica and Panama. This species is replaced at higher elevations by its relative, the volcano hummingbird, S. flammula.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Scintillant Hummingbird being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Selasphorus flammula
Selasphorus heloisa
Nesophlox evelynae
Selasphorus ellioti
Calliphlox amethystina
Lophornis adorabilis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Selasphorus
Species: Selasphorus scintilla

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