Birds of Ecuador

○   ←   APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)   →
Genus: Lesbia (2 species, 2 worldwide)


Green-tailed Trainbearer
Green-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia nuna) Female
Ollantaytambo, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Very similar to the Black-tailed Trainbearer, but with a green upper part of tail. Also note shorter straighter bill and shorter tail.

Black-tailed Trainbearer
Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae victoriae) Male
La Calera, Cundinamarca, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Black-tailed Trainbearer
Black-tailed Trainbearer (Lesbia victoriae victoriae) Female
La Calera, Cundinamarca, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Compare to Green-tailed Trainbearer. Note very long thin mostly black tail, and slightly curved bill.

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Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba