| Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis |
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Peru and Ecuador The Shining Sunbeam is distributed in the Andes from Colombia through Ecuador to Peru. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in semi-arid páramo and cloud forest at between 2,500 and 3,400 metres. |
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It is characterised by its short bill, brown upperparts and coppery-rufous underparts. The male's rump is shiny purple, copper and green but this is more subdued in the female. | |||
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