Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Buff-tailed Sicklebill (Eutoxeres condamini) - HBW 5, p. 537
French: Bec-en-faucille de La Condamine
German: Rotschwanz-Sichelschnabel
Spanish: Picohoz Colicanela
Other common names: Rufous-tailed Sicklebill
Taxonomy: Trochilus Condamini Bourcier, 1851, Archidona, Ecuador.
Races not well-separated geographically, forming a character introgression zone in N Peru. Taxonomic treatment of southernmost populations is under review. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- condamini (Bourcier, 1851) - E Andes from SE Colombia to N Peru.
- gracilis Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1902 - E Andes of Peru and NW Bolivia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on Heliconia flowers, and the flower which fits the curved bill of the bird. Locality Copalinga Lodge, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
Robert Schaefer 29 October 2008 2 years ago 31 sec 4.3 -
A bird resting among Heliconia flowers, then flying away. Locality Copalinga Lodge, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
Robert Schaefer 29 October 2008 2 years ago 29 sec 4
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