Jan 13
Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Costa Rica
photograph by Cayce Jehaimi
seen from China
seen from Türkiye
seen from United States
seen from Spain
seen from South Korea
seen from United States
seen from T1
seen from Maldives
seen from China
seen from South Korea
seen from Singapore
seen from Switzerland
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Germany
seen from Malaysia
seen from China
seen from Maldives
seen from United States
seen from Brazil
Snowcap (Microchera albocoronata), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Costa Rica
photograph by Cayce Jehaimi
White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila)
© Pablo Ortega
Apodiformes order - RUNOFF
Which is the best bird?
Bee hummingbird
Chimney swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris). Family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes.
Cushing, Oklahoma, USA. September 2022.
The Apodiformes winner...
...is the chimney swift! This quirky little bird won against all its bejeweled hummingbird cousins, which I think is pretty impressive!
Congrats chimney swift!!
Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)
© Ruslan Balagansky
January Endangered birds 3 (#62) - the Short-crested Coquette (CR)
[Male depicted]
This hummingbird has only been found on a single road in southern Mexico. And not even the entire road - just 25km of it!
Are there more hidden in the mountains nearby? We don't really know. Until more are found, they are listed as Critically Endangered, just in case. The population is probably less than 1,500 and declining, especially since there is continual habitat loss in the area.
sword billed hummingbird pls :3 just found out they exist today and i love them. they look like they belong in a star wars movie. ridiculous animal
They are so impressive! What a cool adaptation.
Have you seen the sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera)?
I have now
Yes, in photos/videos
Yes, irl
I'm not sure
I believe the first photo is of a female, and the second is of a male. Please correct this post if I'm incorrect! These hummingbirds are the only birds whose beak is longer than their body (excluding their tail). Their beak is so long that they cannot preen with it, and instead rely entirely upon their feet.