Andean Emerald
Amazilia franciae
(L 3.5")
In lowland (900-1600 m) mountain
forests...clean white underparts
with no spotting.
forests...clean white underparts
with no spotting.
Buonaventura Reserve
Umbrella Bird Lodge
12Feb2013
Everyone seems to love hummingbirds
except other hummingbirds. Their
very nature keeps them at war with
one another.
except other hummingbirds. Their
very nature keeps them at war with
one another.
(a gardener in Maine)
© Paul
Coopmans
Coopmans
Macaulay
Library
Library
© Wikipedia
Amazilia is after an Inca heroine in
the french novel “Les Incas, Ou, La
Destruction De L’empire Du Pérou”.
the french novel “Les Incas, Ou, La
Destruction De L’empire Du Pérou”.