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3-dec-2008 Roger Ahlman

Sparkling Violetear melanistic

Botanical Garden, Quito

This weird Sparkling Violetear has been present a few days in the Botanical Garden. All brown without blue on the earcoverts. size and song identical to normal Sparkling Violetears. Could this be called a melanistic form? Somewhat similar to Brown Violetear.


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Scott Olmstead 04-Dec-2008 23:36
Hey Roger, I believe I saw this bird earlier this year across the way from the Botanical Gardens in the yard of the Quito Garden Club. I must admit I was a bit puzzled and did not know immediately what it was...
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