The bill is bend downwards. Like all hummingbirds you find them in gardens with a lot of flowers, but this one especially in high, flowering, trees. This species is found in the coastal aera and in the savannas and somewhat less in the forest. They make their nest high in a tree.
All hummingbirds are excellent flyers, forewards, side- and backwards.
This costs a lot of energy, so they visit many flowers to satisfy their hunger. They eat small insects also. To save energy they spend three-quarters of a day resting on a branch. It was quite popular then. Picture by J.S. Dunning, made in Suriname.