Wire-crested thorntail
Discosura popelairii Photo by Niels Dreyer (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:wire-crested thorntail (en); bandeirinha-de-Popelaire (pt); coquette de Popelaire (fr); rabudito crestado (es); haubenfadenelfe (de)Taxonomy:Order ApodiformesFamily TrochilidaeRange:This species is found along the eastern slopes of the Andes, from central Colombia to southern Peru.Size:These birds are sexually dimorphic. The females are 7,5-8 cm long, while the males…