Ecuador forest hidden in the clouds is home to tiny endangered bird

By Susana Madera Quito, Dec 15 (efe-epa).- Hidden among the clouds that caress a mountain in Quito, the Yanachocha nature preserve forest protects the blackbreasted puffleg, a rare type of tiny hummingbird. About seven centimeters (2.75 inches) long and weighing just 10 grams (0.36 ounce), with black feathers on its breast but blue and violet …

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