Green-fronted lancebill

Green-fronted lancebill
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Doryfera
Species: D. ludovicae
Binomial name
Doryfera ludovicae
(Bourcier & Mulsant, 1847)

The green-fronted lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

It is found in subtropical and tropical moist montane forest in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

The green-fronted lancebill feeds on the nectar of epiphytes, including mistletoe.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Doryfera ludovicae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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