White Tipped Sicklebill

Copyright: monacoeye • Canopy Tower, Panama, April 2010 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: White Tipped Sicklebill
Latin: Eutoxeres aquila
Other:
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
Range: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

This White-tipped Sicklebill was seen near the Canopy Lodge in Panama. Not that easy to get a good view of this small bird feeding, though it is a regular visitor to heliconia. But it was easy to recognise here resting, by its extremely curved bill.