Eagle-billed hummingbirds

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Eagle-billed hummingbirds
Eagle's bill (Eutoxeres aquila)

Eagle's bill ( Eutoxeres aquila )

Systematics
Sub-stem : Vertebrates (vertebrata)
Class : Birds (aves)
Order : Sailor birds (Apodiformes)
Family : Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Genre : Eagle-billed hummingbirds
Scientific name
Eutoxeres
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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Thomas S. Schulenberg: Birds of Peru. Princeton University Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0691130231 , p. 212.
  3. IUCN
  4. ^ Steven L. Hilty, Bill Brown: A guide to the birds of Colombia. Princeton University Press, 1986, ISBN 978-0691083728 , pp. 256-257.
  5. Steven L. Hilty, Bill Brown. P. 250.
  6. Red-tailed sickle-beak ( Eutoxeres condamini ) at Avibase; Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  7. White-throated sickle-beak ( Eutoxeres aquila ) at Avibase; Retrieved March 7, 2012.

Web links

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