Ecuador
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Diglossa lafresnayii*
(L 5.75")
Most numerous just below
tree-line...in Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
*Frederic de Lafresnay
flash photo
13Jan2011
21Feb2013
Yanacocha
Reserve
Papallacta Pass
13Mar2017
Diglossopis in Greek means
two-tongued.
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© Paul A.
Schwartz
Macaulay
Library
Has a distinctive silvery
patch on the shoulder.