White-sided Hillstar - John C. Mittermeier
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Location

Ruta Provincial 307, Municipalidad de Tafi del Valle AR-Tucumán -26.73760, -65.76300
Tafí del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina
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Map
Map Coordinates: -26.737602, -65.762996
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Good views of a female hillstar foraging on flowers and resting in the sun. I'm not totally clear on how to distinguish female Andean vs. White-sided Hillstar but tentatively identified this bird as White-sided based on the throat pattern. See photos.

Technical information

Model
NIKON Z 8
Lens
NIKKOR Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Z TC-1.4x
ISO
800
Focal length
560 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/7.1
Shutter speed
1/1250 sec
Dimensions
3509 pixels x 2341 pixels
Original file size
6.38 MB