Eastern Long-tailed Hermit

Eastern Long-tailed HermitThe Eastern Long-tailed Hermit has a long, down-curved bill and long white-tipped tail feathers. It feeds at flowers beside tropical forest streams and also takes insects when flowers are scarce.What does it look like?Its long bill curves downward, and the central tail feathers extend beyond the others with white tips. The head is dark bronzy brown.How does it live?The Eastern Long-tailed Hermit has a long, down-curved bill and long white-tipped tail feathers. It feeds at flowers beside tropical forest streams and also takes insects when flowers are scarce.It uses lowland tropical-forest edges, especially shady sites beside streams, and hovers at flowers to drink nectar. It also eats insects when flowers are scarce.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.