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Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) - HBW 5, p. 537

French: Bec-en-faucille aigle German: Weißkehl-Sichelschnabel Spanish: Picohoz Coliverde
Other common names: White/Bronze/Brown-tailed/Common Sicklebill

Taxonomy: Trochilus Aquila Bourcier, 1847, Bogotá, Colombia.
Populations of E Panama and W Colombia sometimes separated as race munda, but morphological differences are based on a zone of character introgression between races salvini and heterura. Three subspecies normally recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

salvini Gould, 1868 - Costa Rica to W Colombia.
heterura Gould, 1868 - W Andes from SW Colombia to W Ecuador.
aquila (Bourcier, 1847) - E Andes from Colombia to N Peru.

Least Concern

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Adult bird seen slightly from below, front on, somewhat startled by my flash. Locality Tinalandia, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp heterura)
Pia Öberg 27 August 2005 1 year ago 3.8
Captured for ringing in Rara Avis. Locality Rara Avis Lodge, Las Horquetas, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
Carmelo López 10 March 2004 3 years ago 3.4
Adult perched. Flash used. Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp aquila)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 12 January 2011 2 years ago 3.2
White-tipped Sicklebill Locality Altos Del Maria, Sorá, Panama Province, Panama
Ellisjan 1 February 2012 23 weeks ago 3
White-tipped Sicklebill Locality Altos Del Maria, Sorá, Panama Province, Panama
Ellisjan 1 February 2012 23 weeks ago 2.8
An adult on shrubs overhanging a stream Locality Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp salvini)
monicayhector 1 April 2008 3 years ago 2

Sounds

Song at lek. Locality Lita, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador (ssp heterura)
Nick Athanas 5 May 2007 3 years ago 4

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