In Colombia, Ecuador, Panama,
               Peru, and Venezuela...large, i.e.,
               for a hummingbird.
          
         
            
               Chalybura buffonii
            
               (L 4.7")
          
         
            
               Canopy Camp
            
               Darien
            
               05,05Oct2016
          
         
            
               Canopy Lodge
            
               El Valle
            
               09Oct2016
          
         
         
            
               The Hummingbird is cute and tiny;
            
               Sometimes his wings look very shiny.
            
               His beak is long and comes to a point;
            
               And in it you won’t find a joint.
            
                          (Sylvia Finegan)
          
         
         
            
               Chalybura is Greek for steel
tail.
          
         
         
            
               © Linda
               Macaulay
            
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