Sword-billed Hummingbird

It is noted as the only species of bird to have a bill longer than the rest of its body. This adaptation is to feed on flowers with long corollas such as Passiflora mixta. The tongue is therefore also unusually long.

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

Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is a species of hummingbird from South America and the sole member of the genus Ensifera. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It is noted as the only species of bird to have a bill longer than the rest of its body. This adaptation is to feed on flowers with long corollas such as Passiflora mixta. The tongue is therefore also unusually long. More

FYI: The sword-billed hummingbird's bill is longer than its body, thus enabling it to feed on flowers with long corollas, e.g., Brugmansia, Passiflora, Datura, and Fuchsia. When feeding, the tongue of a hummingbird extends beyond its bill and contracts about 13 times per second, allowing it to lap up nectar. When the sword-billed hummingbird perches, it holds its beak almost vertical, thus reducing the strain on its neck. Nests of most hummingbirds are tiny cups of foliage and green moss bound together with cobwebs. More

Sword-billed HummingbirdPermission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this image under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Genus: Ensifera Lesson, 1843 Species: More

Aspects of the topic sword-billed hummingbird are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * bill adaptation (in hummingbird (bird)) ...from certain types of flowers, is usually rather long and always slender (see photograph). More

Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) photographed in Yanacocha reserve on the slopes of Volcan Pichincha,at around 3400 mt altitude, just an hour outside of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador. The reserve protects a large area (960 ha) of Polylepis woodland on the slopes of Volcan Pichincha. Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is a species of hummingbird from South America and the sole member of the genus Ensifera. E. More

Michael WoodruffThe sword-billed hummingbird (Enisfera enisfera) is very aptly named, as its bill can grow up to 4 inches long, which is longer than its body. Because of this, the bird cannot preen with its bill and instead will groom its feathers with its feet. To ease neck strain while perched, sword-billed hummingbirds often hold their bills straight up. These unique birds can be found in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. More

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As you might've guessed, the sword-billed hummingbird is a type of hummingbird. It has a very, very, very long bill (compared to its body, which is tiny) that lets it reach nectar of flowers that are off-limits to basically all other birds in the world. It's the only bird in the world that can lay claim to its bill being longer than the rest of its body. Where does it live? It lives in the forests of the Andes in South America. More

The Sword-billed Hummingbird is the only bird in the world which has a bill that is actually longer than its body. As such it is unable to preen itself and has to use its feet. This is universally acknowledged as one of nature’s stranger, funnier sights. The length of its bill is so it can feed on plants with long corollas. As you might expect its tongue is also unusually long. More