Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Chalybura urochrysia
(L 4.3" Wt 0.21 oz)
Rancho Naturalista
07Jan2008
Have you ever observed a
humming-bird moving about in
an aerial dance among the
flowers - a living prismatic
gem.... it is a creature of such
fairy-like loveliness as to mock
all description.
humming-bird moving about in
an aerial dance among the
flowers - a living prismatic
gem.... it is a creature of such
fairy-like loveliness as to mock
all description.
(W.H. Hudson)
Note the red feet...aggressively
defends Heliconia patches and
other rich nectar sources.
defends Heliconia patches and
other rich nectar sources.
© Andrew
Spencer
Spencer
Macaulay
Library
Library
Chalybura is Greek for steel
tail; urochrysia is Greek for
gold tail.
tail; urochrysia is Greek for
gold tail.
International
flash photo