White-tipped sicklebill
The white-tipped sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama of Central America, and Colombia, Ecuador, and far northern Peru. There is also a single recent record from Mérida in Venezuela.
Umbrella Bird Lodge - Ecuador (flash photo)
| White-tipped sicklebill | |
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| From Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Eutoxeres |
| Species: | E. aquila |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutoxeres aquila Bourcier, 1847 | |
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Its natural habitat is the undergrowth of subtropical or tropical moist lowland or montane forest. Its curved bill is an adaption to the shape of certain flowers, namely of the genera Centropogon and Heliconia.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Eutoxeres aquila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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External links
- White-tipped sicklebill photo; Article AOCR
- Article w/RangeMaps, Eutoxeres aquila InfoNatura NatureServe
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