Discover Bird

The ribbon-tailed astrapia is medium-sized, up to 32 cm long (without including the tail of the male, which can be over 1 metre). The body is velvet black. The male has an iridescent olive green and bronze plumage, and is adorned with ornamental "ball" plume above its bill and two extremely long, ribbon-like white tail feathers. The female is a brown bird with an iridescent head. Hybrids between this species and the Stephanie's astrapia, in the small area where their ranges overlap, have been...

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From: Sumon Neogi

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Marvelous Spatuletail Hummingbird Video

This Video was recorded at Utcubamba valley/Chachapoyas in Peru, The Marvelous Spatuletail is a Peruvian endemic, this species is found in the forest edge of the Río Utcubamba region. It was first reported in 1835 by the bird collector Andrew Matthews for George Loddiges. The Marvellous Spatuletail is unique among birds, for it has just four feathers in its tail. Its most remarkable feature is the male's two long racquet-shaped outer tail feathers that cross each other and end in large...

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From: Peru Birding Trips

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Beautiful images of wild birds Phaethornis eurynome [ 2016 HD ]

* Beautiful images of wild birds Phaethornis eurynome

- Hummingbird (Phaethornis eurynome) is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family (hummingbirds or hummingbirds).

Characteristic of South America, it is found in southeastern Brazil, northeastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay.

- Measures approximately 15.3 cm. In both genders, the coloration is similar.

The Hummingbird-white-tailed Hummingbird is named for its white tail, composed of two long feathers seen as separate or united. Its...

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From: World birdsong

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