Buff-tailed Coronet
Boissonneaua flavescens
(L 4.25" Wt 0.26-0.31 oz)
Buff in tail and under wing is
distinctive...aggressively
defends its territory against
other hummingbirds.
distinctive...aggressively
defends its territory against
other hummingbirds.
Bellavista Lodge
13Jan2011
Hummingbirds are the only group of
birds with the ability to fly backward.
birds with the ability to fly backward.
(Ridgely, Robert S. and Paul G. Greenfield)
Flavescens is Latin for
golden-yellowish.
golden-yellowish.
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