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Green-tailed Trainbearer

Lesbia nuna

Description:

Posibly Lesbia nuna, I am not sure. A small hummingbird with a very long tail, from the high Andes in Ecuador (Chaullbamba, Cuenca).

Habitat:

Urban

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4 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 9 years ago

Beautiful! Your first pic is a bit blurry and should be your last one.

GustavoMorejon
GustavoMorejon 10 years ago

I think it's Lesbia nuna or Lesbia victoriae ... not sure.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Is it too green to be Aglaiocercus kingi mocoa (Long-tailed Sylph) ?

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Incredible tail. I hope someone knows this.

GustavoMorejon
Spotted by
GustavoMorejon

Cuenca, Provincia del Azuay, Ecuador

Spotted on Aug 24, 2013
Submitted on Aug 24, 2013

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