Purple-backed Sunbeam
- Score
- 1
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Tail Shape
- notched
- Wing Shape
- pointed
Why it matters
The Purple-backed Sunbeam is a rare hummingbird species endemic to a small, specific range within the high-altitude forests of the Peruvian Andes. Collectors and ornithologists prize this species for its restricted habitat and the distinct iridescent plumage that gives the bird its name, a feature made more striking by its characteristic pointed wings and notched tail.
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