Birds of Colombia

    APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)  
Genus: Phlogophilus (1 species, 2 worldwide)


Ecuadorian Piedtail
Ecuadorian Piedtail (Phlogophilus hemileucurus)
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A small green hummingbird with a white front except for a black base of tail. The Piedtail acts like a hermit, always moving and rarely stopping inside the shadows of the primary forest.


© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba