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Swallow-Tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

Description:

During the time of its greatest activity is very aggressive. Likes bathe in the rain. Its need so much cleaning due to constant contact with the viscous liquid flowers.

Habitat:

Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina. Tall forests, barns and gardens.

Notes:

This specimen was in my fence during a rain

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2 Comments

LeonardoMB
LeonardoMB 11 years ago

Good to know "Ava T-B"... Then you'll probably like this too: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/171... (Probably) ;P

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

One of my favorite memes; birds on barbed wire.

LeonardoMB
Spotted by
LeonardoMB

São José do Rio Pardo, Brazil

Spotted on Dec 30, 2012
Submitted on Dec 30, 2012

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