White-tipped Sicklebill
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| White-tipped Sicklebill | |
|---|---|
| File:Eutoxeres aquila.jpg | |
| From Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Eutoxeres |
| Species: | E. aquila |
| Binomial name | |
| Eutoxeres aquila Bourcier, 1847 | |
The White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama of Central America, and Colombia, Ecuador, and far northern Peru. There is also a single recent record from Mérida in Venezuela.
Its natural habitat is the undergrowth of subtropical or tropical humid lowland or montane forest.Its curved bill helps it reach nectar deep in its favorite flower.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Eutoxeres aquila |
- BirdLife International 2004. Eutoxeres aquila. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
External links
- White-tipped Sicklebill photo; Article AOCR
- Article w/RangeMaps, Eutoxeres aquila InfoNatura NatureServe
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