Sword-billed Hummingbird
Ensifera ensifera
(L 5-5.25" Wt 1.59 oz)
Only bird with a bill longer than its
body...grooms with its feet ..one
of the largest hummingbirds.
Yanacocha Reserve
13Jan2011
Ensifera in Latin means
sword bearing.
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