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Black-tailed Trainbearer
Lesbia victoriae
-0.17, -78.48
Field Notes
Description:
This is a small-bodied hummingbird although the male measures up to 9 ½” (24 cm) with its extremely long tail. It is has a green head, neck, back and sides with a dark throat patch. It has a very small post-ocular white dot. The bill is fairly short and slightly decurved. The long tail is black.
Habitat:
This bird was photographed in a bush outside a house in Northern Quito, Ecuador (2,850 masl).
Notes:
I wasn’t able to get many identifiable pictures of hummingbirds during our years in Ecuador, but this one was really special. I couldn’t believe it actually cooperated. It must not have got the memo 😊
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 27, 2021
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