Juvenile Male Black-Throated Mango Hummingird (IMAGE)

University of Connecticut

Juvenile Male Black-Throated Mango Hummingird

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A juvenile male Black-throated Mango hummingbird (Anthracothorax nigricollis) extends his tongue after feeding. A hummingbird can extend its tongue twice the length of the bill to reach the nectar inside flowers.

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Kristiina Hurme

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