Birds of the World

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Genus: Heliothryx (2 species)


Black-eared Fairy
Black-eared Fairy (Heliothryx auritus)
Range: SA: Amazonia and e
Inírida, Guainía, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Purple-crowned Fairy
Purple-crowned Fairy (Heliothryx barroti) Female
Range: MA, SA: se Mexico to sw Ecuador
Ranch Margot, Costa Rica   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
Fairies fly differently than other hummingbirds. You will understand when you see it.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba