Green-fronted Lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Green-fronted Lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae), photo 4 — Photo: Rafaella Cevallos Larrea · CC BY 4.0

Green-fronted Lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae), photo 5 — Photo: Rafaella Cevallos Larrea · CC BY 4.0

Green-fronted Lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae), photo 6 — Photo: peterdoerr · CC BY 4.0

Green-fronted Lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae), photo 7 — Photo: peterdoerr · CC BY 4.0

What the Green-fronted Lancebill sounds like

Sonogram of the Green-fronted Lancebill: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Zamora-Chinchipe: above 'Cabañas Yankuam' 2 km S Las Orchideas, Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The green-fronted lancebill, as the name suggests, is distinguished by a "glittering" green patch of feathers on their forehead. Between males and females, males consistently have a prominent forehead patch, however, literature is inconsistent on the appearance of females. One notable source claims females can vary widely between individuals, stating the female forehead with regards to both feather development and color intensity, can range from barely visible to indistinguishable from common male plumage.

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When to see the Green-fronted Lancebill

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Green-fronted Lancebill

Regular range

The map shades 7 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Peru Panama Bolivia Venezuela

About the Green-fronted Lancebill

The green-fronted lancebill is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. Primarily known for its incredibly long bill and "glittering" green patch of feathers on its forehead, D. ludovicae is found in subtropical and tropical moist montane forest and prefers regions that include fast moving rivers and streams.

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Easily confused with

Blue-fronted LancebillDoryfera johannaeThe blue-fronted lancebill is 9.6 to 11 cm (3.8 to 4.3 in) long.

Side by side: Blue-fronted Lancebill vs Green-fronted Lancebill

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