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Male in flight
Photo by Stanley Jones
Guango Lodge, Ecuador, December 2007
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].

Male
Photo by steveblain
Ecuador

Habitat

Female
Photo by Stanley Jones
Owlet Lodge, Reserva Abra Patricia, Peru, Jan-2017

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

  1. 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.
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia
  4. BF Member observations

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