Short-tailed Woodstar
Myrmia micrura
(L 2.25")
Smallest bird in So Amer....along
with the Gorgeted Woodstar.
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.
a queen of the Amazons in Greek
mythology; micrura is greek for
small tail.
© Niels
Krabbe
Krabbe
Macaulay
Library
Library
© Wikipedia
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