You need quick eyesight and to be in the right location to see this gem of a hummingbird. Timid and small compared to some of the larger hummers, it darts out from the undergrowth to its favorite flowers. The right location for it is the drainage area of the Utcubamba river in the Department of Amazonas, Peru, at an altitude between 2200m and 2900m and on the edge of the cloud forest.
