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Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Semi-open atlantic coastal region

Notes:

Was not certain about the specie of this hummingbird becausethe photo is to dark and it also has a strange white patch, but it turns out that it is an Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Species ID Suggestions

Beija-Flor-Tesoura

Eupetomena macroura

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Comments (2)
FredericoMartins
thank you for your help Xiaoxuan! probably you are right, it must be a swallow tailed hummingbird. the white spot could be a variation of the individual
XXD17
The general form, such as the deep-forked tail, points to swallow-tailed hummingbird...the white spot above the shoulder is odd though...

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