Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Found in Panama, Colombia, and
more recently Costa Rica...three
subspecies are identified.
more recently Costa Rica...three
subspecies are identified.
Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
(L 3.3-3.7" Wt 0.14-0.16 oz)
Canopy Camp
Darien
06Oct2016
Anton
13Oct2016
Lepidopyga in Greek means
scale rump; coeruleogularis in
Latin means blue throat.
scale rump; coeruleogularis in
Latin means blue throat.
When Aztecs died in battle, they
were believed to return to earth
as hummingbirds.
were believed to return to earth
as hummingbirds.
(Noah Stryker)
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