purple-backed thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) Description
Purace National Park,Cauca
Date 15 November 2010, 10:28
Source Purple-backed Thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) https://www.flickr.com/photos/sussexbirder/8079763797/
Author Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom https://www.flickr.com/people/9919745@N03
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Purple-backed_Thornbill_(Ramphomicron_microrhynchum)_(8079763797).jpg
The purple-backed thornbill (Ramphomicron microrhynchum) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Order: Apodiformes, Family: Trochilidae, Genus: Ramphomicron, Species: Ramphomicron microrhynchum Boissonneau, 1839.