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Posts Tagged "Eutoxeres aquila"

White-tipped Sicklebill

Posted on Apr 1, 2016

White-tipped Sicklebill

A White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) with RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser demonstrating their co-evolution with their primary feeding flower Centropogon granulosa. The hummingbirds get to enjoy the nectar of the flower while serving its purpose as a pollinator for these plants. Nature is staggeringly awesome!

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White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) by Twan Leenders

Posted on Apr 5, 2014

White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) by Twan Leenders

Here’s that White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) showing off why, as a hummingbird, it evolved in that way as it feeds on the nectar of Centropogon granulosa. There is no real common name to the plant but it is sometimes referred to as ‘parrot beak flower’. We often see White-tipped Sicklebills with a yellow patch on the top of their head. You can see how they would get that – every time they visit one of these Centropogon flowers they get “stamped” on the head with pollen. White-tipped Sicklebills must be important pollinators for these plants!

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White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) by Sean Graesser

Posted on Apr 4, 2014

White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) by Sean Graesser

This White-tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila) by Sean for Meet Your Neighbours has quite the look, huh? We’ll show you how that adaptation works in the next media post…

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