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Green-tailed Trainbearer

Lesbia nuna

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Field Notes

Description:

Posibly Lesbia nuna, I am not sure. A small hummingbird with a very long tail, from the high Andes in Ecuador (Chaullbamba, Cuenca).

Habitat:

Urban

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
KarenSaxton
Beautiful! Your first pic is a bit blurry and should be your last one.
GustavoMorejon
I think it's Lesbia nuna or Lesbia victoriae ... not sure.
Mark Ridgway
Is it too green to be Aglaiocercus kingi mocoa (Long-tailed Sylph) ?

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Birds of the World
Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)
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The Birds of Ecuador

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PublishedAugust 24, 2013

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