Ramphomicron microrhynchum (Purple-backed Thornbill)
Ramphomicron microrhynchum (Boissonneau, 1840)
8-9 cmBill tiny (0.5 cm). Spectacular male iridescent purple above, throat bright green, rest of underparts green with dense dark scaling. The tail is long for the body size, mainly black and only slightly forked. Female metallic green above, whitish below with dense green spotting, tail similar…
