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).