Great-billed Hermit

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Phaethornis malaris

Identification

13–17·5 cm
Similar to Long-tailed Hermit

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 6 subspecies^[1]:

• P. m. insolitus:

• Eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela and adjacent northern Brazil

• P. m. malaris:

• Suriname and French Guiana to adjacent northern Brazil (Amapá)

• P. m. margarettae:

• Coastal eastern Brazil (Pernambuco to Espírito Santo)

• P. m. moorei:

• Eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador and northern Peru

• P. m. ochraceiventris:

• North-eastern Peru and western Brazil to lower Rio Madeira (south of the Amazon)

• P. m. bolivianus:

• South-eastern Peru to Bolivia and western Brazil (to west bank of Rio Tapajós)

Habitat

Wet lowland rainforest.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of nectar and small arthropods; feeding by the trap-lining method

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great-billed Hermit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great-billed_Hermit

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