Biosphoto | 2619385 | Black Jacobin (Florisuga fusca), in flight in the equatorial forest, the cloud forest. Its aerodynamic silhouette, slender and elongated beak, perfect for reaching the nectar deep within flowers, and its plumage predominantly deep black around the head, throat, and upper chest. The lower part of its body and the upper part of its wings display metallic blue-green and emerald hues. These iridescent reflections do not come from pigments, but from the refraction of light on the structure of its feathers. Its wings are spread in a dynamic hovering posture. | © Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
Biosphoto | 2619385 | Black Jacobin (Florisuga fusca), in flight in the equatorial forest, the cloud forest. Its aerodynamic silhouette, slender and elongated beak, perfect for reaching the nectar deep within flowers, and its plumage predominantly deep black around the head, throat, and upper chest. The lower part of its body and the upper part of its wings display metallic blue-green and emerald hues. These iridescent reflections do not come from pigments, but from the refraction of light on the structure of its feathers. Its wings are spread in a dynamic hovering posture. | © Claudius Thiriet / Biosphoto
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Black Jacobin (Florisuga fusca), in flight in the equatorial forest, the cloud forest. Its aerodynamic silhouette, slender and elongated beak, perfect for reaching the nectar deep within flowers, and its plumage predominantly deep black around the head, throat, and upper chest. The lower part of its body and the upper part of its wings display metallic blue-green and emerald hues. These iridescent reflections do not come from pigments, but from the refraction of light on the structure of its feathers. Its wings are spread in a dynamic hovering posture.

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