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Seeing Rivoli's Hummingbird in Guatemala
with CAYAYA BIRDING

Rivoli's Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) formerly known for some decades as Magnificent Hummingbird
Male Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens in the highlands of Guatemala. Intermediately, this species was aptly named Magnificent Hummingbird for some decades.

Rivoli's Hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens) was for some decades considered conspecific with Talamanca Hummingbird / Admirable Hummingbird (Eugens spectabilis) of the Costa Rican-Panamanian highlands under the name Magnificent Hummingbird. Rivoli's Hummingbird occurs from the south-western United States to northern Central America (Guatemala to western Nicaragua).

Rivoli's Hummingbird in flight
Male Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens in the highlands of Guatemala.

In Guatemala, Rivoli's Hummingbird is common in highland pine-oak forests, oak-dominated cloud forests, and coniferous forests.

Rivoli's Hummingbird habitat in Guatemala
Pine-oak forest in the highlands of Guatemala, habitat of Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens.

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Photographs of Rivoli's Hummingbird seen during CAYAYA BIRDING tours in Guatemala

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Videos of Rivoli's Hummingbird seen during CAYAYA BIRDING tours in Guatemala

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Rivoli's Hummingbird with pollen-powdered forehead
A male Rivoli's Hummingbird Eugenes fulgens with a forehead heavily powdered with yellow pollen, seen in the highlands of Guatemala.

Contributions by Knut Eisermann and Claudia Avendaño of CAYAYA BIRDING to the knowledge about Rivoli's Hummingbird

  • Eisermann, K., C. Avendaño & P. Tanimoto (2013). Birds of the Cerro El Amay Important Bird Area, Quiché, Guatemala. Cotinga 35: 81-93.
  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2007) Lista comentada de las aves de Guatemala - Annotated checklist of the birds of Guatemala. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Eisermann, K. & C. Avendaño (2006) Diversidad de aves en Guatemala, con una lista bibliográfica. Pp. 525-623 In: E. Cano (ed.) Biodiversidad de Guatemala, Vol. 1. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala.
  • Eisermann, K. & U. Schulz (2005) Birds of a high-altitude cloud forest in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Revista de Biología Tropical 53: 577-594.
  • More about our bird research in Guatemala.
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