Sword-billed Hummingbird
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- For the orthopteran suborder Ensifera, commonly known as crickets, see : Ensifera
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 Sword-billed Hummingbird
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| Ensifera ensifera (Boissonneau, 1840) |
Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is a species of hummingbird from South America and the sole member of the genus Ensifera.
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.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Ensifera ensifera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
[edit] External links
- Mangoverde world bird guide
- University of Puget Sound
- Photograph by Nate Chappell on naturephotographers.net
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