Buff tailed Hummingbird - Boissoneaua flavescens - in the Mindo Cloud Forest at Pichincha in Northern Ecuador

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The Buff tailed Hummingbird - Boissoneaua flavescens - is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Hummingbirds are birds in the family Trochilidae, and are endemic to the Americas. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 15–80 times per second (depending on the species). They can fly backwards, and are the only group of birds able to do so. Their English name derives from the characteristic hum made by their wings.

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Location: Mindo Cloud Forest at Pichincha in Northern Ecuador
Photo credit: © Steve Allen Travel Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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