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;[[: Category:Ensifera|Ensifera]] ensifera | ;[[: Category:Ensifera|Ensifera]] ensifera | ||
| − | [[Image:Sword-billed_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by steveblain<br /> | + | [[Image:Sword-billed_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by steveblain <br />Location: Ecuador.]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 15 cm. It is the only species of bird to have a bill longer than the rest of its body. | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Venezuela]] and [[Colombia]] to [[Bolivia]] | [[Venezuela]] and [[Colombia]] to [[Bolivia]] | ||
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Forests. | Forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The diet includes flowers with long corollas. | + | The diet includes the nectar of flowers with long corollas. |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ensifera+ensifera}} | {{GSearch|Ensifera+ensifera}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ensifera]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ensifera]] | ||
Revision as of 10:30, 2 August 2008
- Ensifera ensifera
Identification
15 cm. It is the only species of bird to have a bill longer than the rest of its body.
Distribution
Venezuela and Colombia to Bolivia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes the nectar of flowers with long corollas.
