A global community of nature enthusiasts
photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Eupetomena macroura
The Swallow-tailed Hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) is a species in the hummingbird family (Trochilidae), found mainly in east-central South America. Most authorities place it in the monotypic genus Eupetomena, although some place it in Campylopterus based on song and the thick shafts of the males' first primaries. Its common name and specific epithet (which means "large-tailed") both refer to the long, deeply forked, somewhat swallow-like tail.
Spotted on Aug 16, 2013
Submitted on Aug 18, 2013
21 Comments
Congratulations !
Congratulations on the SOTD, Aisse Gaertner. That is one gorgeous Hummingbird!!
spectacular capture...great colors!
Hermosos colores, muy buena foto :)
Very nice pic. That's a beautiful bird. Thanks.
Parabéns, Aisse, outra maravilha brasileira! :-)
Lovely spotting. Congratulations
They are special!
very beautiful, congratulations!
Eu encontrei um com cauda bifurcada, mas ele é todo preto, me deram a mesma ID, estranho. Parabéns pelas fotos. Aves bonitas e seu cabelo tbm.
Beautiful! Congrats!
Congratulations on the SOTD!
You can add it to the blue mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8382...
great spot!!
Congrats Aisse Gaertner!
Congratulation Aisse! Beautiful :)
Beautiful SOTD! Congrats Aisse.
Stunning !! It's so beautiful.. Congratulations :)
Congrats!
Nice shot !!!
Congratulations Aisse, your vibrantly colored swallow-tailed hummingbird is spotting of the day!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...
https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/3...