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SLABCappuPoochie
Grading
Bureau
Birds of Brazil and Mexico
Illustrated by William Swainson
#008 Ruby-topaz Hummingbird R
SWAIN8-3-3
19
Nearly Gem Mint
SWAIN8-3-3CappuPoochie · graded 2026-10-23
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CardRuby-topaz Hummingbird
SetBirds of Brazil and Mexico
EditionBeta
Book value750 Credits
Checklist8 / 78
RarityRare
Owned1
SerialSWAIN8-3-3
Print No.3 of 40
Reg No.3
Grade19 - Nearly Gem Mint
Sealed2026-10-22

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

The brilliant, shifting color on a hummingbird's throat and crown is not pigment at all. It comes from the microscopic structure of the feathers themselves, refracting light the way a soap bubble does, which is why the same bird can look dull one moment and blazing the next.