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The tooth-billed hummingbird has a total length of c. 14 cm (5+1⁄2 in), which includes the long, essentially straight bill of c. 4 cm (1+1⁄2 in). Its common name refers to the small tooth-like serrations on the inner part of the distal half of the bill. It is shiny green above with a coppery crown. The underparts are whitish streaked dusky. The rounded tail is greyish with a broad black subterminal band and white tips. There is a conspicuous white band on the rump.
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When to see the Tooth-billed Hummingbird
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Tooth-billed Hummingbird
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Tooth-billed Hummingbird
The tooth-billed hummingbird is a species of bird from the family Trochilidae. It is monotypic within the genus Androdon. It is found in humid forests in western Colombia, north-western Ecuador, and far eastern Panama. While generally scarce, localized and associated with the highly threatened humid sections of the Chocó, its range remains relatively large, and it is therefore considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International.
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Easily confused with
Sparkling-tailed WoodstarTilmatura dupontiiMale sparkling-tailed woodstars are 8.2 to 10.1 cm (3.2 to 4.0 in) long.
Stripe-breasted StarthroatHeliomaster squamosusThe stripe-breasted starthroat is 11.2 to 12.4 cm (4.4 to 4.9 in) long and weighs 5 to 6.5 g (0.18 to 0.23 oz).
Blue-throated StarfrontletCoeligena heliantheaThe blue-throated starfrontlet is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long.
Side by side: Blue-throated Starfrontlet vs Tooth-billed Hummingbird · Sparkling-tailed Woodstar vs Tooth-billed Hummingbird · Stripe-breasted Starthroat vs Tooth-billed Hummingbird
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