Home
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
(L 4.5" 0.21 oz)
From southern Cent. Amer.
to northwest So. Amer...
4 subspecies identified.
Copalinga Lodge
Ecuador
17Feb2013
flash photos
Phaethon in Greek mythology refers to
Phaeton the son of Helios, the sun.
J. Guy
To explain how a bird could soar
through the air would take much
of the evening.
 (Wilbur Wright) 
© Wikipedia
 
females
© David L.
Ross, Jr. 
Macaulay
Library