What is Wire-crested thorntail?
{{Taxobox | name = Wire-crested Thorntail | image = Discosura popelairii -near Manu Road, Peru-8.jpg | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[Bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Trochiliformes]] | familia = [[Trochilidae]] | genus = ''[[Discosura]]'' | species = '''''D. popelairii''''' | binomial = ''Discosura popelairii'' | binomial_authority = [[Bernard du Bus de Gisignies|Du Bus de Gisignies]], 1846 | synonyms = ''Popelairia popelairii'' }} The '''wire-crested thorntail''' (''Discosura popelairii'') is a [[species]] of [[hummingbird]]. It lives in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. Their coloring is steel-[[blue]], with [[white]] shafts, making a pretty sight when spread. The bird has a [[Crest (feathers)|crest]] of bright [[green]] [[feather]]s. These [[bird]]s feed on [[nectar]] from [[flower]]s using their long [[tongue]] or catch [[insects]] on the [[wing]]. {{commonscat|Discosura popelairii}} {{wikispecies|Discosura popelairii}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Hummingbirds]] [[Category:Birds of South America]]