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[[Image:Koepecke s Hermit Aconabikh Centre north of Tarapoto San Martin Peru.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Tarapoto, San Martín, [[Peru]], December 2016]] | [[Image:Koepecke s Hermit Aconabikh Centre north of Tarapoto San Martin Peru.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />Tarapoto, San Martín, [[Peru]], December 2016]] | ||
;[[:Category:Phaethornis|Phaethornis]] koepckeae | ;[[:Category:Phaethornis|Phaethornis]] koepckeae | ||
| + | [[Image:Koepcke's Hermit2.JPG|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|guiacalles|guiacalles}}<br />Aconabikh Reserve, [[Peru]], November, 2017]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
13 cm (5 in) | 13 cm (5 in) | ||
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Understorey of moist tropical forests. Observed at a height of approximately 694 m. | + | Understorey of moist tropical forests. Observed at a height of |
| + | approximately 694 m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 6 December 2017
- Phaethornis koepckeae
Identification
13 cm (5 in)
- Olive-green upperparts
- Reddish upper tail-coverts
Distribution
South America: found on the foothills of eastern slope of Andes of Peru.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Understorey of moist tropical forests. Observed at a height of approximately 694 m.
Behaviour
Diet
They use the trap-lining method of feeding, looking for nectar and small arthropods.
Breeding
They construct a small conical nest.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Koepcke's Hermit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Koepcke%27s_Hermit
