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Sword-billed Hummingbird - Ensifera ensifera

The most iconic hummingbird species of Ecuador's andean forest. This species tongue is twice as long as its bill. I was able to capture a bit of it just before it lanced it into the passiflora flower (Passiflora cumbalensis).

 

Photo taken with natural light - No flash(s)

 

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Photo taken at San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito, Ecuador

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Uploaded on April 5, 2016
Taken on April 3, 2016