Loja Hummingbird
Amazilis amazilia alticola
(L 3.5")
Generally considered a subspecies
of the Amazilia hummingbird.
of the Amazilia hummingbird.
Town of Catamayo
16Feb2013
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*aka Tooth-billed Bowerbird
Amazilia is after an Inca heroine
in
the french novel “Les Incas, Ou, La
Destruction De L’empire Du Pérou”;
alticola is Latin for high dweller.
the french novel “Les Incas, Ou, La
Destruction De L’empire Du Pérou”;
alticola is Latin for high dweller.