Racket-tipped Thorntail

Racket-tipped ThorntailThis small hummingbird lives in northern South America. The male’s outer tail feathers are greatly elongated and end in racket-shaped tips.What does it look like?The male is green with a white belly and long outer tail feathers ending in racket-shaped tips. The female has a whitish, spotted underside and a pale buff band across the rump.How does it live?This small hummingbird lives in northern South America. The male’s outer tail feathers are greatly elongated and end in racket-shaped tips.It feeds on nectar at flowers, including flowering trees in humid forest and along rivers.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.