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The Sword-Billed Hummingbird: A Knight of the Andes

Photographer: LIBOR VAICENBACHER

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Sword-billed hummingbird from Ecuador’s Andean forest. This bird’s bill is so long that it usually keeps its head tilted backwards to maintain balance when perched. Photo by Ignacio Yúfera.

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Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)

"Their beaks are longer than their bodies"

The genus and species name, ensifera, is derived from the Latin words ensis (sword) and ferre (to carry). The swordbill is the only species in its genus, too! These birds live along the Andes mountains, inhabitting humid montain forests and shrubland. They're a non-migratory species.

The swordbill's amazing bill length is most likely due to it co-evolving alongside a plant known as Passiflora mixta, which has a long, tubular corolla that nearly matches the length of the swordbill. The two overlap almost completely in range, and while other pollinators may exist for the plant, they have not been observed.

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Image Source: eBird ( Joshua Vandermeulen)

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134. Sword-billed Hummingbird

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The Sword-Billed Hummingbird: A Bird with a Razor-Sharp Beak 🐦🗡️

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(Copied from references on Google Images, none of the photos belonged to me)

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Sword-billed Hummingbird by Jay Packer Via Flickr: With the longest bill relative to body size of any bird in the world, this insane hummingbird makes the top of the "most wanted" list for most people. It occurs at high elevations above 8,000 feet in the Andes Mountains from Venezuela to Bolivia, where it feeds on deep tubular flowers. Hacienda El Bosque, Colombia

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Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) © Henry C. Richter

It hatches from green, long, overall, ridiculous, striking, temperate, tubular, and unmistakable eggs.

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Hummingbird Species, Part 190

Today’s little flyer is the sword-billed hummingbird, Ensifera ensifera. Introduction The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is a remarkable and distinctive bird species found in the high-altitude regions of South America, specifically in the Andes Mountains. This unique hummingbird is renowned for its extraordinary long bill, which sets it apart from all other hummingbird species. In…

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Round 1 Match 31

Maned Wolf: "LONG LEGS, PATHETIC LONG LEGS, also the name is kinda misleading since its not part of the wolf family"

Sword Billed Hummingbird: "They co-evolved to feed off of one (ONE) species of passionflower no other animals can access"

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last year i designed a sword billed hummingbird angel for bird month

look at this motherfucker

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the sword-billed hummingbird may be one of, if not THE, bird of all time

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Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Pichincha, Ecuador

The males of this bird have the greatest bill to body length ratio of any birds (being the only bird with a beak longer than the rest of its body).

photograph by Thomas Lebrun

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Alright. I’ve figured out my fursona.

He’s a sword billed hummingbird, he’s about five two, his beak is a solid three feet with some change. He works as a flare bartender bc that’s the only way he can work around the lance sticking from his face. He still drops more drinks then he serves. He’s only still working there because he’s blowing the bar owner.