Many-spotted Hummingbird
Taphrospilus hypostictus
(L 4.0" Wt. 0.24-0.32 oz)
In Andean foothills from Ecuador,
through Peru and Bolivia, to north-
west Argentina...at ~600 m.
through Peru and Bolivia, to north-
west Argentina...at ~600 m.
Along Loretta Road
Cayambe Coco Ecol. Reserve
13Mar2017
Wildsumaco Lodge
14Mar2017
Hummingbirds routinely ingest
more than their own weight in
nectar each day.
more than their own weight in
nectar each day.
(R Lederer and C Burr)
© Andrew
Spencer
Spencer
Macaulay
Library
Library
© Wikipedia
Taphrospilus is Greek for dense
spot; hypostictus is Greek for
beneath spotted.
spot; hypostictus is Greek for
beneath spotted.