Key Identification Features
- Three subspecies of band-tailed barbthroat have distinct geographic ranges.
- As its common name suggests, it is distinguished by a glittering green patch of feathers on the forehead.
- The other defining feature of the green-fronted lancebill is its namesake bill.
- While hummingbirds are widely known for feeding on nectar, small arthropods are an important source of protein, minerals, and vitamins for adult ruby-throated hummingbirds.
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