Long-Tailed Hermit (large hummingbird), Cockscomb Basin
The adult long-tailed hermit is mainly dull brownish green above with a buff-tinged rump. It has a dark mask through the eye, bordered above and below with whitish-buff stripes. The underparts are pale greyish-buff in colour. The sexes are similar, although the female is slightly smaller.
Photograph by Ric Hornsby
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