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

Ensifera ensifera

[edit] Identification

15 cm
It is the only species of bird to have a bill longer than the rest of its body.

[edit] Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and north-eastern Bolivia.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Male
Photo by steveblain
Ecuador

[edit] Habitat

Temperate montane forest edges and gardens. Observed at heights between 2100 and 4000 m.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes the nectar of flowers with long corollas.

[edit] 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

• List of references

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