Order: Apodiformes | Family: Trochilidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. San Martin, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. San Martin, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. San Martin, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Southeast Ecuador
Status: The Ecuadorian Piedtail is uncommon in the understory and shrubbery of montane forest in the northeastern Andes. It ranges at elevations between 800-1200 m. It also occurs in Co, and Ec.
Name in Spanish: Cola-pintada Ecuatoriano.
Sub-species: Ecuadorian Piedtail (Phlogophilus hemileucurus), Gould, 1860.
Meaning of Name: Phlogophilus: Gr. Phlogo= flash of lightning, gleam and philos= lover. hemileucurus: Gr. Hēmi= half, small, leukos= white and ouros= tail, tailed.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.