Tooth-billed Hummingbird (Androdon aequatorialis)
A distinctive, chunky hummingbird with a very long bill with a very patchy range in mature humid forest in the lowlands and foothills from extreme eastern Panama to northwest Ecuador.
This bird had been present at the excellent Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa near Mindo (Pichincha/Ecuador) for a couple of weeks at least and had been very popular with many local (and visiting!) birders. Not a species we had seen previously (or expected to see) so a real bonus. Presumably a female as there are no sign of tooth-like serrations on bill.
Tooth-billed Hummingbird (Androdon aequatorialis)
A distinctive, chunky hummingbird with a very long bill with a very patchy range in mature humid forest in the lowlands and foothills from extreme eastern Panama to northwest Ecuador.
This bird had been present at the excellent Reserva Mashpi-Amagusa near Mindo (Pichincha/Ecuador) for a couple of weeks at least and had been very popular with many local (and visiting!) birders. Not a species we had seen previously (or expected to see) so a real bonus. Presumably a female as there are no sign of tooth-like serrations on bill.