SHINING SUNBEAM (hummingbird) Aglaeactis cupripennis Hanging Upside Down at Flowers at Papallacta in Ecuador. Hummingbird Photo by Peter Wendelken. by Peter W. Wendelken Via Flickr: SHINING SUNBEAM (hummingbird) Aglaeactis cupripennis. This Shining Sunbeam is hanging upside down by its feet instead of hovering while feeding at flowers at Papallacta high in the Andes east of Quito in Ecuador at 12:20 PM on December 29, 2015. Notice the copious white pollen on this Sunbeam's throat. The Shining Sunbeam is a member of the family Trochilidae and lives in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Perú. Un colibrí de nombre común Rayito Brillante Aglaeactis cupripennis está colgandose arriba abajo por los pies mientras bebe néctar de flores en Papallacta en los Andes al este de Quito, Ecuador a las 12 y 20 de la tarde del 29 de diciembre de 2015. No Flash - I never use flash! For OPTIMAL DETAILED VIEWING of this Shining Sunbeam, VIEW AT THE GIANT SIZE (1657 x 1200) using the direct Flickr link: www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/23474... TO SEE MORE THAN 50 SPECIES OF HUMMINGBIRDS PLEASE VISIT MY HUMMINGBIRD ALBUM (SET) AT www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/sets/....