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White-booted racket-tail (female), Tatama National Park, Colombia Unfortunately, we did not spot the male, which has the actual racket-tail. In most bird books this bird is called &quot;Booted racket-tail&quot;. As Wikipedia describes, the species has now been split into 3, this being the White-booted racket-tail. Closeup with the tongue out:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56605/white-booted_racket-tail_female_-_tongue_out_tatama_national_park_colombia.html" title="White-booted racket-tail (female) - tongue out, Tatama National Park, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/56605_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=5mlIgvyCeT92BZEDeHR5ujLW54c%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="White-booted racket-tail (female) - tongue out, Tatama National Park, Colombia A female White-booted racket-tail with the tongue partly out. According to this article...<br /> https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/science/the-hummingbirds-tongue-how-it-works.html<br /> <br /> ...hummingbird tongues are forked. They go into a flower compressed, then split into the fork inside the flower to trap the nectar, and then pull out. Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Choc&oacute;,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Montezuma,Ocreatus underwoodii,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatam&aacute; National Park,White-booted racket-tail,World" /></a></figure> Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Montezuma,Ocreatus underwoodii,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,White-booted racket-tail,World Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

White-booted racket-tail (female), Tatama National Park, Colombia

Unfortunately, we did not spot the male, which has the actual racket-tail. In most bird books this bird is called "Booted racket-tail". As Wikipedia describes, the species has now been split into 3, this being the White-booted racket-tail. Closeup with the tongue out:

White-booted racket-tail (female) - tongue out, Tatama National Park, Colombia A female White-booted racket-tail with the tongue partly out. According to this article...<br /> https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/science/the-hummingbirds-tongue-how-it-works.html<br /> <br /> ...hummingbird tongues are forked. They go into a flower compressed, then split into the fork inside the flower to trap the nectar, and then pull out. Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Fall,Geotagged,Montezuma,Ocreatus underwoodii,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,White-booted racket-tail,World

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The White-booted racket-tail

The white-booted racket-tail is a species of hummingbird. It is found in the Andean cordillera of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. A population also occurs on the Venezuelan coast.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 16, 2018. Captured Oct 18, 2017 11:57 in Apía-Tadó, Condoto, Chocó, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO2500
  • 550mm
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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.