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Blue-tailed Emerald

Chlorostilbon mellisugus

Photo by Tom15
Published on Project Noah
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Tom15
EnvUnlimited, I think emeralds should have been named after this bird instead of the other way around:-)
Tom15
Alice, it does really shine with those blues and greens.
alicelongmartin
The color reminds me of one of those irredescant green beetles
Tom15
Thanks Glen and Mayra! It was a cute little bird:-)

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PublishedMarch 7, 2013

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