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| + | [[Image:Sword-billed_Hummingbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Male<br /> Photo by {{user|steveblain|steveblain}} <br />[[Ecuador]]]] | ||
;[[: Category:Ensifera|Ensifera]] ensifera | ;[[: Category:Ensifera|Ensifera]] ensifera | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 15 cm | + | 15 cm<br /> |
| + | It is the only species of bird to have a bill longer than the rest of its body. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Venezuela]] | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and north-eastern [[Bolivia]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a monotypic species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
| − | [[Image:d08_0364.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:d08_0364.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br /> Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}} <br />Guango Lodge, NE [[Ecuador]], February 2008]] |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Temperate montane forest edges and gardens. Observed at heights between 2100 and 4000 m. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | [[Image:Sword-billed Hummingbird 2.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by {{user|rdavis|rdavis}}<br />Northern [[Ecuador]], November 2009 ]] | ||
The diet includes the nectar of flowers with long corollas. | The diet includes the nectar of flowers with long corollas. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Ensifera+ensifera}} | {{GSearch|Ensifera+ensifera}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ensifera]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ensifera]] | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 7 August 2010
- Ensifera ensifera
Identification
15 cm
It is the only species of bird to have a bill longer than the rest of its body.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and north-eastern Bolivia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Temperate montane forest edges and gardens. Observed at heights between 2100 and 4000 m.
Behaviour
The diet includes the nectar of flowers with long corollas.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sword-billed Hummingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sword-billed_Hummingbird
