Are you an avid hummingbird lover who can’t get enough of Ecuador’s diverse selection of hummers? Let’s test your knowledge with this hummingbird quiz!
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Ecuador’s Hummingbirds
While this hummingbird quiz only touches on twenty birds, Ecuador has over 130 species of hummingbirds, many that can only be seen in the Andes. In fact, the wide variety of micro-climates in Ecuador’s mountains makes it easier for birdwatchers to add dozens of species of hummingbirds to their life list in a few short days.
If you would like to plan a trip to maximize your hummingbird viewing, please consider reaching out.
Hummingbird Quiz Answers
If you have already taken the hummingbird quiz and wondered which answers you missed, we provide the solutions below. Please don’t cheat and look at this before clicking the quiz link above!!
The answers to the 20 questions are found by clicking on the appropriate tab.
Sparkling Violetear
Sparkling Violetear Hummingbird, Tambo Condor, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
White-necked Jacobin
White-necked Jacobin, Umbellabird Lodge, Buenaventura, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Violet-headed Hummingbird, Copalinga, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Black-tailed Trainbearer
Black-tailed Trainbearer, female, Quito Botanical Garden, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Tawny-bellied Hermit
Tawny-bellied Hermit, Birdwatcher’s House, Santa Rosa de Mindo, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Sword-billed Hummingbird
Swordbilled Hummingbird, Quito Botanical Garden, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Ecuadorian Hillstar
The Ecuadorian Hillstar, Chimborazo variation; Chimborazo Wildlife Reserve, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Gorgeted Sunangel
Gorgeted Sunangel, Tapichalaca Reserve, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Female Collared Inca
Collared Inca; Bellavista Lodge, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Flame-throated Sunangel
Flame-throated Sunangel, Tapichalaca Reserve, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Violet-bellied Hummingbird, Umbellabird Lodge, Buenaventura, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Velvet-purple Coronet
Velvet-purple Coronet Hummingbird, Angel Paz, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Green Thorntail
Green Thorntail Hummingbird, Hummingbird Garden, Piñas, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Green Thorntail Hummingbird, Hummingbird Garden, Piñas, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Brown Violetear
Brown Violetear, Buenaventura Reserve, Piñas, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
White-whiskered Hermit
White Whiskered Hermit, Mindo, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Green-crowned Brilliant
Green Crowned Brilliant, Buenaventura Reserve, Piñas, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Hummingbird Garden, Piñas, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Violet-tailed Sylph
Violet-tailed Sylph, Hummingbird Garden, Piñas, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Golden-tailed Sapphire hummingbird, Copalinga, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Fork-tailed Woodnymph, Wildsumaco Lodge, Ecuador | ©Angela Drake
Want to Learn More About Hummingbirds?
In your quest to learn more about Ecuadorian hummingbirds, here are a few articles that should pique your interest!
WHERE TO SEE HUMMINGBIRDS IN ECUADOR
Birdwatchers from around the world come to Ecuador in hopes of seeing as many as 132 species of hummingbirds!
Hummingbirds and More at Tambo Condor
On the advice of friends, we decided to stop at Tambo Condor last week. We were on our way to Laguna Mica, the large reservoir in the heart of the Antisana Reserve.
EASY-TO-SEE HUMMINGBIRDS IN SOUTHERN ECUADOR!
On Google Maps, this special place goes by the simple name Jardín de los Colibríes or the Hummingbird Garden.
BIRDWATCHING AT THE QUITO BOTANICAL GARDEN
At the heart of Quito lies Parque Carolina, a bustling inner city park with a protected and secluded space that is perfect for spotting birds, the Quito Botanical Garden.
Hi Giovanni,
How cool that your son is interested in hummingbirds! From your description, I think you have a woodstar and the most likely candidate in Quito is the Purple-throated Woodstar seen. here on Ebird:: https://ebird.org/species/putwoo1/EC Remember, females look different from males so check out all the photos!
If that doesn’t help you find a match, why don’t you share the photo with us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NotYourAverageAmerican/ or on Instagram (tag @Not_Your_Average_American). We’ll make sure to tag a few folks who can help identify it right away.
If you don’t do social media, you can always send us a copy and we’ll get you in contact with someone. Just send it to angie@notyouraverageamerican.com!
Hello:
We live in Quito, Ecuador. Our family is in love with hummingbirds. My son took a photo of a very small hummingbird, no more than one inch long on one of his feeders, which would be about the size of a Bee-hummingbird, but we’re not in Cuba, so it can’t be.
I would like to send the picture to somebody that may be able to identify the bird, so it would be appreciated if you can guide me to whom, or what organization. I can address it to.
Thank you.