Green-fronted Lancebill

It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

The Green-fronted Lancebill is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Green-fronted Lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References - * Media related to Doryfera ludovicae at Wikimedia Commons * BirdLife International 2004. Doryfera ludovicae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. More

My apologies! That is not a Green-fronted Lancebill it is a Sword-billed Hummingbird. What on earth was I thinking?!Anyway that makes the twenty fourth hummer species to visit my yard. __________________ Canon 40D, Canon 50D w/400 5.6 https://sites.google.com/site/colomb... More

labeled as Green-fronted Lancebill taken in Monteverde. I noticed that it looked strikingly similar to a photograph I took about a year ago and had labeled as a Fiery-throated Hummingbird (which I've attached two of in this post...also taken in Monteverde). Any comments on these? - tomjennerThursday 15th June 2006, 06:11I More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Green-fronted Lancebill is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

A Green-fronted Lancebill hummingbird (Doryfera ludoviciae) at a bird feeder at Santa Elena Preserve, Monteverde Cloud Forest, in April 2001. A Chestnut-mandibled (or Swainson's) Toucan (Ramphastos swainsonii) near Arenal Volcano, in April 2001. Below are some more photographs of birds, which where taken by Andres Quiros ( Andres' email), who is the professional photographer for the Chicklets Tree Canopy Tour company in Jaco. More

Green-fronted Lancebill was once a regular visitor but has not been seen since the end of 2005. The lancebill has a very distinctive shape, with a long, almost upcurved, very sharp bill, a rounded head, and a fat body - this makes it look a bit like a sausage on a cocktail stick. The bronzy color on the nape and the black tail band are good field marks, while the green on the forecrown is visible only head-on. More