Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Mountain Avocetbill (Opisthoprora euryptera) - HBW 5, p. 656
French: Colibri avocettin
German: Fleckenbauch-Avosettkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Picolezna
Other common names: Loddiges Thornbill, Avocetbill
Taxonomy: Trochilus eurypterus Loddiges, 1832, Popayán, Colombia.
Little known species with uncertain systematic affinities. Monotypic.
Distribution: Colombia (C Andes from Caldas to SE Nariño) through E Ecuador to N Peru (Amazonas to La Libertad).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on thin branch inside a big tree.
Locality Guango Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Pia Öberg 29 August 2005 40 weeks ago 3.9
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