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The Peruvian piedtail is 7.2 to 7.5 cm (2.8 to 3.0 in) long and weighs 2.2 to 2.7 g (0.078 to 0.095 oz). The adult male and female are alike. They have a short, straight, black bill. Their upperparts are green. They have a white spot behind the eye. The throat and center of the breast and belly are white and the rest of the underparts buff. The innermost pair of tail feathers are green with a wide black tip; the others are buff with a wide diagonal black band. Juveniles resemble the adults but their head and neck feathers have buff fringes. Voice: The Peruvian piedtail's song is "a shrill, thin series of notes, which descend sequentially in pitch, 'SIIII siii suuu'."
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When to see the Peruvian Piedtail
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Peruvian Piedtail
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Peruvian Piedtail
The Peruvian piedtail, locally called Colibrí Colipinto Peruano, is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Peru.
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