Subject: Booted Racket-tail , Ocreatus underwoodii

Location: Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador

Stock Number: 08-28832

Comments: It's hard to say which is more startling, this species' unusual tail or its fluffy white boots. Both sexes share the white feet tufts, but note that the female's tail is considerably less dramatic than the male's.

Related image: Another nice image of an Ecuadorian hummingbird, the Green Thorntail.