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Sword-billed Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera

Description:

This Little Bird, has a very Long Bill, mostly green with darker head, very shy and fast.

Habitat:

seen in the slopes of Pasochoa Volcano at about 3.300 meters over sea level

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3 Comments

mcaul6515
mcaul6515 10 years ago

Wow! Great shot.

Juan Carlos Rios
Juan Carlos Rios 10 years ago

what is really funny, is to see them perched, they must balance their heads up, other wise they would fall down.

Every time I see one of this beautiful hummingbirds, I think...how do they fly with that long, long bill in front of their face !!?? : o

Juan Carlos Rios
Spotted by
Juan Carlos Rios

Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Sep 11, 2013
Submitted on Sep 11, 2013

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