Long-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus kingii
(L m 7.25" f 3.5-4" Wt 0.17 0.21 oz)
Distinctive long tail feathers on
male may hinder flight...similar to
trainbearers but different habitat.
male may hinder flight...similar to
trainbearers but different habitat.
Guango Lodge
19Jan2011
Hummingbird evolution
soared after they invaded
South America 22 million
years ago.
soared after they invaded
South America 22 million
years ago.
(Robert Sanders)
© Jonas
Nilsson
Nilsson
xeno-canto
Aglaiocercus in Greek
means splendid tail.
means splendid tail.
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