Rare and Exotic Hummingbird Species You Need to Know

[{"selector":"#anim-e37557d1-b32a-4f3c-ae13-30557b8d160f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-10.449754108832224%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa5f97cc-d4af-4294-8a5b-b6d44327a653","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ab56b18-cae5-4aa0-8828-11d0319a4d4e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Frame Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis) – Found in Peru, this hummingbird has unique, long tail feathers shaped like paddles.

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[{"selector":"#anim-1c87b19a-7952-4042-a3cf-86c8d96e3f58 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d2f0d93-7543-4163-9c28-a369aa452f82","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1d7e2d2-96b5-484e-addb-f3a948cad3e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Frame Violet-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) – A brilliantly colored species with shimmering green and purple plumage.

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[{"selector":"#anim-cafb9562-2c3c-4036-905f-c818d373a3c1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c8d2746-18f9-4456-84f2-3ea2efbaf4bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e10ae2f3-aad7-4cf2-b56a-534ee5fb6f6c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Frame Rufous-crested Coquette (Lophornis delattrei) – A tiny, brightly colored hummingbird with a flamboyant crest, seen in South America.

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