Great Sapphirewing
Pterophanes cyanopterus
(L 6-7" Wt 0.35 oz)
One of the largest hummingbirds
...at 3000-3600 m...in Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
...at 3000-3600 m...in Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Papallacta Pass
Ecuador
13Mar2017
above Termes de Papallacta
Ecuador
19Jan2011
female
Pterophanes is Greek for
shining wing; cyanopterus
means dark blue wing.
shining wing; cyanopterus
means dark blue wing.
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