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