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Revision as of 01:29, 7 September 2020
Alternative names: Choco Daggerbill; White-throated Daggerbill
- Schistes albogularis
Identification
This species has a very sharp bill (it is very narrow when seen from above). The throat is white.
Distribution
Western and Central Andes of Colombia and western Ecuador.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Geoffroy’s Wedgebill under the name Wedge-billed Hummingbird.
Habitat
Moist montane forests.
Behaviour
This species uses its sharp bill to pierce a hole near the bottom of a flower to rob the nectar through this back door. It does so at relatively large flowers such as Heliconia.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC proposal (not passed) to lump genus Schistes into Augastes
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) White-throated Daggerbill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-throated_Daggerbill
