Yerette Hummingbird house
18Feb2018
Widespread and generally common
...has rather robust, decurved bill (1.3"
long)...feeds on Heliconia nectar.
Glaucis hirsutus
(L 4.2" Wt 0.25 oz)
Glaucis means pale green;
hirsutus means hairy, rough.
Hummingbirds have the largest
hippocampal formation in the
brain of any bird.
(Jimmy McGuire)
© Joshua B .
LaPergola
Macaulay
Library