Marvelous Spatuletail →

I came about this hummingbird thanks to my 7 year-old daughter’s class project on flora and fauna endemic to Peru. From wikipedia:

The marvelous spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) is an Endangered species of hummingbird in the “brilliants,” tribe Heliantheini in subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to northern Peru.

Here’s a 1-minute clip of this bird in action.

What a world.