Hummingbirds

White-tipped Sicklebill

Eutoxeres aquila

The White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) is an 11 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

11 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru.

Where to see it: Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa (Sergio y Doris) (Ecuador); El Pangán ProAves reserve (Colombia); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia); Arenal Observatory Lodge (Costa Rica).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist