Sword-billed Hummingbird
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
HabitatCloud Forest
RangeSouth America
Length14 cm
Wingspan12 cm
Weight12 g
DietNectarivore
About the Sword-billed Hummingbird
The only bird with a bill longer than its body, shaped for flowers with equally long corollas. Must perch with the head tilted upward to balance. Cannot preen with its bill, so uses its feet instead. Reaches nectar no other bird can.
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