Black-backed Thornbill
- Score
- 1.8237813
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Tail Shape
- notched
- Wing Shape
- pointed
Why it matters
The Black-backed Thornbill is an exceptionally rare hummingbird endemic to the isolated peaks of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. Collectors and ornithologists prize this species for its distinctively notched tail and the brilliant iridescent plumage that defines its high-altitude habitat.
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