David Attenborough's Life: Spatuletail Hummingbird
The spatuletail hummingbird is one of the world's rarest birds. Found in specific regions of Peru, the male's long tail feathers end with a large-colourful discs, known as a spatules, which they display in front of females as part of an elaborate mating sequence.
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