White-tipped Sicklebill
Eutoxeres aquila
(L 4.75" Wt 0.30-0.51 oz)
Unmistakable bill for feeding on
Heliconia and Centropogon flowers.
Heliconia and Centropogon flowers.
Guango Lodge
19Jan2011
Hummingbirds are involved in a co-
evolutionary process with plants that
has led to specializations we typically
associate with hummingbird plants.
evolutionary process with plants that
has led to specializations we typically
associate with hummingbird plants.
(Robert Sanders)
Eutoxeres in Greek means archer
armed with a bow; aquila in Latin
means eagle, in referring to a
hooked bill.
armed with a bow; aquila in Latin
means eagle, in referring to a
hooked bill.
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