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| − | + | [[Image:Needle-billed_Hermit.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Arthurgrosset|Arthur Grosset}} <br />Near Tabatinga, [[Brazil]], September 2003]] | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 12-13 cm. | |
| + | * Long, straight bill | ||
| + | * Orange throat, breast and belly | ||
| + | * Central tail feathers are elongated and tipped white | ||
| + | Female with shorter wings and bill, juvenile has ochraceous feather margins on upperparts. | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[Koepcke's Hermit]] is larger and has a dark brown throat with whitish malar and gular stripes. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | West [[Brazil]] (south of river Amazon to west bank or River Tapajós), north [[Bolivia]] and east [[Peru]].<br /> | ||
| + | Locally common. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
| + | Closely related to [[Koepcke's Hermit]] and replacing it at lower elevations. Sometimes placed in genus ''Ametrornis'' in the past. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Found in lowland rainforest, terra firme, várzea, plantations and bamboo thickets. Usually in the understorey.<br /> | ||
| + | Occurs up to 325 m. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Feeds on nectar and small arthropods, using trap-lining strategy. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Birds in breeding condition recorded in June, July and September. The nest is attached to the inner side of a leaf tip. No other information. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | No information. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V5.2}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Phaethornis+philippii}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}} |
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaethornis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:02, 24 February 2022
- Phaethornis philippii
Identification
12-13 cm.
- Long, straight bill
- Orange throat, breast and belly
- Central tail feathers are elongated and tipped white
Female with shorter wings and bill, juvenile has ochraceous feather margins on upperparts.
Similar species
Koepcke's Hermit is larger and has a dark brown throat with whitish malar and gular stripes.
Distribution
West Brazil (south of river Amazon to west bank or River Tapajós), north Bolivia and east Peru.
Locally common.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Closely related to Koepcke's Hermit and replacing it at lower elevations. Sometimes placed in genus Ametrornis in the past.
Habitat
Found in lowland rainforest, terra firme, várzea, plantations and bamboo thickets. Usually in the understorey.
Occurs up to 325 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on nectar and small arthropods, using trap-lining strategy.
Breeding
Birds in breeding condition recorded in June, July and September. The nest is attached to the inner side of a leaf tip. No other information.
Movements
No information.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Needle-billed Hermit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Needle-billed_Hermit
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
