Today I saw the calendar and it was a Wire-Crested Horntail. When I looked it up it lives in Columbia and a couple of other countries on the Eastern slopes of the Andes in South America.
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Wire-crested thorntail
Bird
The wire-crested thorntail is a hummingbird which occurs in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
This species is one of the smallest birds on Earth, with a mature weight of around 2.5 g. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Discosura popelairii
Rank: Species
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Wire-crested thorntail - Wikipedia
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The wire-crested thorntail
(Discosura popelairii) is a hummingbird which occurs in Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru. This species is one of the smallest birds on ...
Wire-crested Thorntail - Introduction | Neotropical Birds Online
https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/wictho2/overview
The Wire-crested Thorntail
inhabits humid forests where it is most often seen hovering like a bee
high in the canopy or perching conspicuously along the ...
Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii) videos, photos and ...
www.hbw.com/ibc/species/wire-crested-thorntail-discosura-popelairii
Wire-crested thorntail
| Wire-crested thorntail | |
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| near Manu Road, Peru | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Discosura |
| Species: | D. popelairii |
| Binomial name | |
| Discosura popelairii Du Bus, 1846 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Popelairia popelairii |
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This species is one of the smallest birds on Earth, with a mature weight of around 2.5 g (0.088 oz).[2] Males measure from 10.5 to 12 cm (4.1 to 4.7 in) in length, against the females' length of around 6.5 to 7.5 cm (2.6 to 3.0 in) long.[3][4] The male of the eastern slopes of the northern Andes has elongated tail feathers that curve outward and taper from a broad base to a slender tip. The outermost is longest and each successive feather toward the center is shorter. All are steel-blue with white shafts, making a most striking and curious display when spread. The bird has a crest of brilliant green feathers.
These birds feed on nectar from flowers using a long extendable tongue, or catch insects on the wing.
They require frequent feeding while active during the day and become torpid at night to conserve energy.
References
- Züchner, T. 1999. Wire-crested Thorntail (Discosura popelairii). Pp. 571 in: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., & Sargatal, J. eds. 1999. Handbook of the Birds of the World.. Vol. 5. Barn-owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 84-87334-25-3
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