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Black tailed Trainbearer

Lesbia victoriae

Description:

Male up to 21-24 cm. Fresh plumaged males with their extremely long and slender tails are unmistakable

Habitat:

Generally common in shrubby areas, grasslands, along hedgerows, and in gardens in the Andes. This trainbearer is one of the two main "city" hummingbirds in Quito, where it can be found even in many small gardens, even downtown. Mostly 2.500-3.800m.

Notes:

This is a male

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1 Comment

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Nice spotting.

sandyespinosaf
Spotted by
sandyespinosaf

Quito, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Oct 12, 2013
Submitted on Oct 11, 2013

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