Green-fronted lancebill
Doryfera ludovicae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1847)
The green-fronted lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.2 g to 6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the green-fronted lancebill
- Weight
- 5.2 g – 6 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the green-fronted lancebill live?
Not recorded
What is the green-fronted lancebill?
The green-fronted lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. Primarily known for its very long bill and "glittering" green patch of feathers on its forehead, D. ludovicae is found in subtropical and tropical moist montane forest and prefers regions that include fast moving rivers and streams.
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What does the green-fronted lancebill sound like?
Is the green-fronted lancebill endangered?
The green-fronted lancebill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the green-fronted lancebill classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusDoryfera
- SpeciesDoryfera ludovicae (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1847)
Synonyms Doryfera ludoviciae, Doryfera ludoviciae ludoviciae, Hemistephania aurifrons, Hemistephania ludoviciae, Trochilus ludovicae, Trochilus ludoviciae
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- colibrí llancer frontverdCatalan
- kolibřík zelenočelýCzech
- Grøn LansenæbDanish
- Grünstirn-LanzettschnabelGerman
- verdafrunta kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí picolanza mayorSpanish
- Pico de lanza frentiverdeSpanish
- Pico-Lanza de Frente VerdeSpanish
- vuoripistinkolibriFinnish
- Porte-lance de LouiseFrench
- zelenočeli kolibrićCroatian
- zöldarcú dárdacsőrűkolibriHungarian
- Lanciere fronteverdeItalian
- ミドリビタイヤリハチドリJapanese
- žaliakaktis iečiasnapis kolibrisLithuanian
- GroenvoorhoofdlancetkolibrieDutch
- grønnpannelansenebbNorwegian
- włócznik zielonoczelnyPolish
- bico-de-lança-grandePortuguese
- bico-de-lança-de-testa-verdePortuguese
- Зеленолобый ланцетоклювRussian
- Зеленоклювый ланцетоклювRussian
- jagavička zelenočeláSlovak
- grönpannad lansnäbbSwedish
- Yeşil Alınlı MızrakgagaTurkish
- колібрі-довгодзьоб зеленолобийUkrainian
- 綠額矛嘴蜂鳥Chinese
- 绿额矛嘴蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the green-fronted lancebill
Other species in the same genus Doryfera.
Blue-fronted lancebill
Doryfera johannae
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green-fronted lancebill?
An adult green-fronted lancebill weighs 5.2 g – 6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green-fronted lancebill endangered?
The green-fronted lancebill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the green-fronted lancebill?
The green-fronted lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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