Shining Sunbeam
Aglaeactis cupripennis
Mountains
Rainforest
Shining Sunbeam belongs to the Trochilidae family. Large, dark-brown hummingbird with lilac-gold iridescent lower back and rump. Like other sunbeams, it has a proportionally short bill for a hummingbird. Inhabits high elevation, semi-arid montane ridges and cloud forests. You are my sunbeam, my Shining Sunbeam / You make me happy when you display / Aglaeactis cupripennis / Please don’t take my sunbeam away. You can find it in our tours to the Manu National Park.
Source: ebird
Photo: Alfredo Cornejo
