Birds of Ecuador
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APODIFORMES: Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)
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Genus: Eutoxeres (2 species, 2 worldwide)
White-tipped Sicklebill
(Eutoxeres aquila salvini)
La Union de Guapiles, Costa Rica
Photograph by
Jorge Obando Gutierrez
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Feeds on heliconia. Often described as common, but is secretive and rarely seen.
Buff-tailed Sicklebill
(Eutoxeres condamini condamini)
Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
Photograph by
Tom Friedel
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An rare species that uses curved bill to feed at heliconias. Note blue patch above wings and buff sides to tail feathers.
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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Cuba