I am a male (top) Long-tailed Sylph
Shown with my wife who doesn't look quite the same
I have spectacular aqua blue rectrices
My wife does not live up to our name!
Sources: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/lotsyl1/cur/introduction
Photo and text © 2025 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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