Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
(L 3.5" Wt 0.2 oz)
Common and widespread
...red bill with black tip.
...red bill with black tip.
Restaurante Mirador
Los Bancos
15Jan2011
Hummingbird use of spider silk to bind
their nests allows the next to expand
as the tiny hatchlings grow.
their nests allows the next to expand
as the tiny hatchlings grow.
(Scott Weidensaul)
© Jay
McGowan
McGowan
Macaulay
Library
Library
Amazilia is after an Inca heroine in
the french novel “Les Incas, Ou, La
Destruction De L’empire Du Pérou”;
tzacatl refers to chief of Aztec
mythology.
the french novel “Les Incas, Ou, La
Destruction De L’empire Du Pérou”;
tzacatl refers to chief of Aztec
mythology.
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