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Band-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes ruckeri
(L 3.9-4.3” Wt 0.18-0.24 oz)
A “scarce” bird...favors shady
understory, especially with
Heliconia flowers.
Threnetes in Greek means
mourner; cyanotus is Greek for
dark blue.
Alajuela District
San Jose
27Feb2025
Sigismund Rucker
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