Rare Glittery Hummingbird Rediscovered In Colombia
It was a remarkable day for a bird-watching scientist in Colombia. Yurgen Vega was working in July when he spotted a striking bright blue and emerald green hummingbird flitting about in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains. He realized the colorful male bird was a Santa Marta sabrewing. The species (Campylopterus phainopeplus) was only documented twice before: It was first collected more than 75 years ago and then not seen again until 2010....