Eagle-billed hummingbirds
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Eagle's bill ( Eutoxeres aquila ) |
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Reichenbach , 1849 |
Eagle- billed hummingbirds ( Eutoxeres ) are a genus of the hummingbird family . There are two types of it .
features
Eagle-billed hummingbirds have a body length of 12 to 13.5 cm, the beak length is three centimeters. For hummingbirds, they are quite heavy, weighing around twelve grams. Distinguishing features are the strongly curved beak and the dashed plumage.
Occurrence
The distribution area includes Colombia , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Panama , Peru and Bolivia .
Habitat and way of life
Eagle-billed hummingbirds prefer the shady thicket where they are usually seen individually in the undergrowth. Their flight is slow, with audible flapping of their wings. They feed on the nectar of heliconia . Due to their weight, they cling to the plants when probing the corolla. They also take insects from trunks and branches. As far as is known, all breeding activities are carried out by the female and, like all hummingbirds, lay two eggs.
species
- Red-tailed eagle's bill or red-tailed sickle -beak ( Eutoxeres condamini ) ( Bourcier , 1851)
- Eagle's bill or white-throated sickle- beak ( Eutoxeres aquila ) ( Bourcier , 1847)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Richard T. Corlett, Richard B. Primack: Tropical Rain Forests: An Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison. John Wiley & Sons Publisher, ISBN 978-1444332551 , p. 164.
- ^ Thomas S. Schulenberg: Birds of Peru. Princeton University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0691130231 , p. 212.
- ↑ IUCN
- ^ Steven L. Hilty, Bill Brown: A guide to the birds of Colombia. Princeton University Press, 1986, ISBN 978-0691083728 , pp. 256-257.
- ↑ Steven L. Hilty, Bill Brown. P. 250.
- ↑ Red-tailed sickle-beak ( Eutoxeres condamini ) at Avibase; Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ↑ White-throated sickle-beak ( Eutoxeres aquila ) at Avibase; Retrieved March 7, 2012.