GREAT SAPPHIREWING MALE Pterophanes cyanopterus Hovering at the Yanacocha Reserve on Volcán Pichincha in ECUADOR. Hummingbird Photo by Peter Wendelken. by Peter W. Wendelken Via Flickr: GREAT SAPPHIREWING male Pterophanes cyanopterus. This male Great Sapphirewing is hovering at the Yanacocha Reserve in northwestern Ecuador at an altitude of 3,400 meters (11,155 feet) on September 30, 2014. The Great Sapphirewing is a hummingbird belonging to the family Trochilidae. It lives in the high Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, and Bolivia. Un macho del colibrí Alizafiro Grande Pterophanes cyanopterus se ve cerniendose en la Reserva Yanacocha ubicada en las faldas noroccidentales del Volcán Pichincha al oeste de Quito, Ecuador el 30 de septiembre de 2014. Este lugar tiene una altura de 3,400 metros. No Flash - I never use flash! For OPTIMAL DETAILED VIEWING of this hovering male Great Sapphirewing, VIEW AT THE GIANT SIZE (2748 x 1100) using the direct Flickr link: www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/25685... TO SEE MORE THAN 50 SPECIES OF HUMMINGBIRDS PLEASE VISIT MY HUMMINGBIRD ALBUM (SET) AT www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/sets/....