Golden-tailed Sapphire
Chrysuronia oenone
(L 3.5" Wt 0.15-22 oz)
In Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and
Venezuela...common at feeders.
Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and
Venezuela...common at feeders.
Wildsumaco Lodge
14Mar2017
Hummingbird-like fossils have been
found in Europe and Asia dating from
28-34 million years ago.
found in Europe and Asia dating from
28-34 million years ago.
(Robert Sanders)
Chrysuronia is Greek for gold
tailed; oenone in Greek mythology
for a Phrygian nymph.
tailed; oenone in Greek mythology
for a Phrygian nymph.
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Schwartz
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