#spatuletail

[herpsandbirds]

Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis), male performing a courtship display, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Peru

The bird in the background is a White-bellied Hummingbird.

photograph by Juan Diego Vargas

[best-bird-tournament]

Subfamily Lesbiinae hummingbirds

Which is the best bird?

Spangled coquette

Sword-billed hummingbird

Marvelous spatuletail

Voting ended onOct 17, 2025

[todaysbird]

marvelous spatuletail... a complete FOOL

[birds-and-friends]

Marvelous Spatuletail, American Bird Conservancy / Dan Lebbin

[mimeticspace]

Spatuletail

[sitting-on-me-bum]

East Antarctica

SPATULETAIL/SHUTTERSTOCK

[americanbirdconservancy]

Thanks to all who supported our #stopbirdextinction campaign on #GivingTuesday! With your help, we surpassed our goal for endangered birds like Marvelous Spatuletail (pictured) and all birds across the Western Hemisphere. Photo by Ian Merrill #hummingbirds #marvelousspatuletail #birdsofPeru #Peruvianbirds #birdsofSouthAmerica #hummingbirdsofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #naturephotography #spatuletail #beautifulbirds #marvelousbirds #nature #endangeredspecies #endangeredbirds #IUCNRedList #stopextinction #birdextinction #inspiringphotos #goodcauses #naturalwonders #nofilter

[herpsandbirds]

Marvelous Spatuletail (Loddigesia mirabilis), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Peru

photograph by Carlos Calle