Photographer Visited Peru And Captured The Most Gorgeous 25 Birds

Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird: The male Marvelous Spatuletail is a striking, high-energy spectacle, brandishing the purplish-blue spatules on its tail like a pair of castanets. This hummingbird — like so many of South America's hundreds of hummingbird species — has a name that is both charming and descriptive. The male's unique tail features two long, wire-like outer feathers ending in bluish-purple disks. The birds wave these spatules around during communal courtship displays, which draw visiting females to observe and select a mate.