Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí becfalçat cuaverd |
| Czech | kolibřík orlozobec |
| Dutch | Haaksnavelkolibrie |
| English | White-tipped Sicklebill |
| English (United States) | White-tipped Sicklebill |
| French | Bec-en-faucille aigle |
| French (France) | Bec-en-faucille aigle |
| German | Weißkehl-Sichelschnabel |
| Icelandic | Arnbríi |
| Japanese | カマハシハチドリ |
| Norwegian | grønnsigderemitt |
| Polish | orłodziobek ciemnosterny |
| Russian | Пестрохвостый орлиноклюв |
| Serbian | Belorepi srpokljuni kolibri |
| Slovak | srpozobec škvrnitý |
| Spanish | Picohoz Coliverde |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Pico de Hoz |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Pico de Hoz Puntiblanco |
| Spanish (Panama) | Pico de Hoz Puntiblanco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Pico-de-Hoz de Puntas Blancas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Picohoz coliverde |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Colibrí Pico de Hoz |
| Swedish | vitstjärtad liekolibri |
| Turkish | Ak Kuyruklu Kıvrıkgaga |
| Ukrainian | Ерміт-серподзьоб темнохвостий |
Eutoxeres aquila (Bourcier, 1847)
Definitions
- EUTOXERES
- AQUILA
- aquila
The Key to Scientific Names
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White-tipped Sicklebill Eutoxeres aquila Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 4, 2014
Behavior
Introduction
White-tipped Sicklebill forages low near the ground in forest understory. Often clings to the flowers on which it is foraging (Gill 1987, Stiles and Skutch 1989, Hilty and Brown 1989). The bill and head often are held slightly up when perched (Hilty and Brown 1989). White-tipped Sicklebill is a trapliner, flying rapidly across long distances to visit scattered flowering plants.
Spacing
White-tipped Sicklebill, like other species of hermit hummingbirds, is a trap-line feeder, visit plants along a long route (sometimes up to 1 km) and does not protect one specific (usually small) area with areas high nectar-content flowers (Stiles and Skutch 1989).
Sexual Behavior
Male White-tipped Sicklebills sing in small leks in Heliconia thickets (Stiles 1975, Stiles and Skutch 1989). This species is polygynous, as are most if not all species of hummingbirds (Schuchmann 1999: 509).In the display, males fly in a U-shaped pattern in front of females.
Social and Interspecific Behavior
White-tipped Sicklebill primarily is solitary, as is typical of hummingbirds.
Predation
No documented reports of predation on White-tipped Sicklebill?
