Family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Least Concern
Tooth-billed Hummingbird (Androdon aequatorialis)
Taxonomy
French: Colibri d’Équateur German: Zahnschnabelkolibri Spanish: Colibrí piquidentado
Taxonomy:
Androdon aequatorialis
Gould
, 1863,Ecuador
.Distribution:
Extreme E Panama (E Darién) and W Colombia (Chocó) S to NW Ecuador (to W Pichincha).
Descriptive notes
13·2–14·2 cm (including 4 cm of bill); male 9 g, female 5·5–7 g. Male has straight bill with hooked tip, distal half or less with backward-... read more
Voice
Song a high-pitched, continuously repeated phrase, usually of three notes, “tsi-tsee-tsek...tsi-... read more
Habitat
Occurs from sea-level to 1100 m, mainly in understorey of primary forest. Forages from lower to... read more
Food and feeding
Forages for nectar at flowering shrubs and epiphytes such as Ericaceae and Gesneriaceae. The tooth-like serrations are perfectly suited to... read more
Breeding
Reproductive biology virtually unknown. Indirect evidence for breeding season is indicated by enlarged gonads of individuals in SW Colombia... read more
Movements
Sedentary.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). CITES II. Common resident of undisturbed primary forest, with densities of at least 3–5 individuals/km². Seems to have... read more
Monotypic.