Short-tailed Woodstar
Myrmia micrura
(L 2.25" Wt 0.081 oz, i.e.,
the weight of a dime)
the weight of a dime)
Smallest bird in So Amer
....along with the Gorgeted
Woodstar.
....along with the Gorgeted
Woodstar.
Town of Catamayo
16Feb2013
Some species of hummingbirds
weigh less than a penny.
weigh less than a penny.
(Wikipedia)
Myrmia perhaps refers to Myrina, a
queen of the Amazons in Greek
mythology; micrura is greek for
small tail.
queen of the Amazons in Greek
mythology; micrura is greek for
small tail.
© Niels
Krabbe
Krabbe
Macaulay
Library
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