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Long-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus kingi

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

small iridescent green hummingbird with extremely long tail

Habitat:

cloudforest, 2400m

Notes:

I spotted this at Acaime natural reserve in the Cocora Valley. There was a small farm/guesthouse that had a few hummingbird feeders up. A friend and I arrived there just as it began to rain heavily. We stayed for a while getting pics of the hummingbirds and it was still raining when we left.

Species ID Suggestions

Long-tailed Sylph

Aglaiocercus kingi

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bayucca
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Comments (2)
Dan Doucette
Thanks bayucca. I have another photo that shows the light green iridescent patch on its forehead, so I'm pretty sure it is your suggestion.
bayucca
Please, verify! http://artusophotos.com/2_Woodpeckers_Hummingbirds/Long-tailed%20Sylph.htm http://www.avianweb.com/longtailedsylphhummingbirds.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_Sylph

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Birds of Colombia
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedJuly 6, 2013

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