A hypodermic needle is a sanitary instrument made up of a hollow needle normally used with a syringe to inject substances into the body. And it’s just what this bird’s beak looks like.
It is the longest beak in relation to the total length of the body and belongs to the sword-billed hummingbird .
Sword-biting hummingbird
The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is a species of hummingbird that lives in the Andes (from Venezuela to Bolivia), presenting a beak and a long tongue as an adaptation to its diet based on the nectar of certain types of flowers.
It has a beak of 10.2 centimeters , that is, it is longer than its body (if the tail is excluded).
With more than 25 centimeters from the end of its tail to the tip of its prodigious beak , this is also the longest hummingbird.
It is tan green on the head, more metallic in the rest of the body, somewhat long and forked tail. The female similarly unmistakable, with whiter underparts, with green spots to the sides. It weighs 12 g .
When it perches for balance, it carries its beak raised, pointing skyward.