The White Tipped Sicklebill has colorful physical characteristics. It has green, blue, and other bright colors on the head and the breast.
Males usually have more brillant plumage.
Its downward-curved, strong bill is designed for probing deep into the curved, tubular flowers of plants such as heliconas. The habitat of the hummingbird is mainly forest and shrub land in the forest zone from Costa Rica to Northern Peru. The small bird s food is usually nectar, small insects, and other tiny creatures. The biggest enemy of this animal is the destruction of the rainforest, which includes cutting down trees for lumbering or slash and burn. Some unique characteristics of this bird are that it eats more then half of it s own weight in food each day.