Sword-billed Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera (Boissonneau, 1840)

11 gWeight

The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera), also known as the swordbill, is a neotropical species of hummingbird from the Andean regions of South America.

Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru

Sword-billed Hummingbird has been recorded at 80 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Guango LodgeEcuador3,426 records
Reserva YanacochaEcuador3,422 records
Hacienda El BosqueColombia2,797 records

More places

Reserva Zuro LomaEcuador1,865 records
Observatorio de ColibriesColombia1,698 records
RFP Bosque Oriental de Bogotá – Cerro MonserrateColombia994 records
ACP Abra Patricia – Owlet LodgePeru796 records
Giles Fuertesi Proaves ReserveColombia596 records
Colibrí del Sol ProAves ReserveColombia573 records
Santuario de Colibríes – Ensifera CampPeru559 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador Colombia Peru Bolivia

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

The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera), also known as the swordbill, is a neotropical species of hummingbird from the Andean regions of South America. It is the only member in the genus Ensifera. Among the largest species of hummingbird, it is characterized by its unusually long bill, being the only bird to have a beak longer than the rest of its body, excluding the tail.

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