Machaeropterus deliciosus
            
               (L 3.75")
          
         
            
               Only found in west Columbia and
               Ecuador...makes unique buzzing
               note by snapping wingtips.
          
         
            
               Buonaventura Reserve
            
               Umbrella Bird Lodge
            
               13Feb2013
          
         
            
               Machaeropterus is Greek for knife
               or razor winged; deliciosis is Latin
               for delicate, delightful.
          
         
            
               © Kristof
               Zyskowski
            
               Macaulay
               Library