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Tom Grey | all galleries >> North American Birds by Type >> Hummingbirds >> Allen's and Rufous Hummingbirds > Allen's Hummingbird, male, tail feathers
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05-APR-2008 Tom Grey

Allen's Hummingbird, male, tail feathers

UC Santa Cruz Arboretum

This photo shows the tail feathers (albeit blurred). These distinguish Allen's from Rufous, even in females; the two outermost feathers are much narrower on this species. Also, the second tail feather out from the center, R2, is spear-shaped (lanceolate) whereas the Rufous R2 is notched, as seen here: http://www.pbase.com/image/95431365 .

Canon EOS 1D ,Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM
1/800s f/6.3 at 700.0mm iso1250 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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