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Sword-billed Hummingbird - BirdForum Opus

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Ensifera ensifera
Photo by steveblain
Photo taken: Ecuador.

Identification

15cm. 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 flowers with long corollas.

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