Buff-tailed Sicklebill (Eutoxeres condamini)
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Buff-tailed Sicklebill

Eutoxeres condamini (Bourcier, 1851)

11 gWeight

Epimachus albertisi, a bird-of-paradise from New Guinea, is also sometimes called "buff-tailed sicklebill".

Busiest months: October · Most records: Peru, Colombia, Ecuador

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Peru, Colombia, Ecuador

Buff-tailed Sicklebill has been recorded at 32 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Reserva Natural La Isla EscondidaColombia198 records
  2. Cock-of-the-Rock Lodge & Manu Paradise LodgePeru192 records
  3. Jardín de Colibries y Mirador Pico de HozPeru75 records
More places
  1. Flor de Café/PlataformaPeru57 records
  2. Reserva Ecologica GuadalupePeru52 records
  3. ACP Bosque de ChurumazúPeru34 records
  4. Manu BiolodgePeru31 records
  5. Reserva Biologica del Rio BigalEcuador30 records
  6. Wayra ReserveEcuador26 records
  7. Waqanki/Quebrada MishquiyaquilloPeru24 records

Countries and regions with the most records

PeruColombiaEcuador

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Epimachus albertisi, a bird-of-paradise from New Guinea, is also sometimes called "buff-tailed sicklebill".

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Questions

How big is the Buff-tailed Sicklebill?

The Buff-tailed Sicklebill weighs around 11 g.

Where does the Buff-tailed Sicklebill live?

Its breeding range: South America: southeastern Colombia to northwestern Bolivia. It is most often recorded in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.

When is the best time to see the Buff-tailed Sicklebill?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Buff-tailed Sicklebill endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Buff-tailed Sicklebill as Least Concern.

What does the Buff-tailed Sicklebill eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Buff-tailed Sicklebill in?

It belongs to the family Hummingbirds (Trochilidae), order Apodiformes.

At a glance

Weight
11 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
68 mm
Tail
57 mm
Bill
25 mm
Tarsus
7 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: southeastern Colombia to northwestern Bolivia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Hummingbirds Trochilidae
Genus
Eutoxeres

Other birds in the genus Eutoxeres

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Buff-tailed Sicklebill

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