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;[[: Category:Glaucis|Glaucis]]  dohrnii
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
12 cmGreenish-bronze upperparts. Cinnamon underparts. White supercilium and malar, with dusky face and lower border to malar. Metallic bronze tail with outer rectrices tipped white. Almost straight bill with whitish mandible.   
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12–13 cm (4¾-5¼ in)
 
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*Greenish-bronze upperparts
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*Cinnamon underparts
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*White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]] and [[Topography#Heads|malar]]
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*Metallic bronze tail with outer [[Topography#Tails|rectrices]] tipped white
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*Bill almost straight whitish mandible.   
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====Similar Species====
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Similar to [[Rufous-breasted Hermit]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
South east [[Brazil]]
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[[South America]]: found in coastal south-eastern [[Brazil]] (Bahia and Espírito Santo).
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, which in the past has been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Ramphodon|Ramphodon]]''.  
 
This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>, which in the past has been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Ramphodon|Ramphodon]]''.  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Humid forest
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Found in the understorey of damp lowland primary and littoral forests. Generally under 500m.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
It is reported to breed from September to February.
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====Diet====
 
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Their main diet consists of nectar and arthropods. They feed by the [[Dictionary_T-Z#T|trap-lining]] method.
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====Breeding====
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They are reported to breed from September to February.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Glaucis+dohrnii}}
 
{{GSearch|Glaucis+dohrnii}}
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucis]]
 
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Glaucis]]

Latest revision as of 22:29, 8 February 2019

Photo © by Xyko Paludo
Boa Nova, BA, Brazil, January 2019
Glaucis dohrnii

Identification

12–13 cm (4¾-5¼ in)

  • Greenish-bronze upperparts
  • Cinnamon underparts
  • White supercilium and malar
  • Metallic bronze tail with outer rectrices tipped white
  • Bill almost straight whitish mandible.

Similar Species

Similar to Rufous-breasted Hermit

Distribution

South America: found in coastal south-eastern Brazil (Bahia and Espírito Santo).

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1], which in the past has been placed in genus Ramphodon.

Habitat

Found in the understorey of damp lowland primary and littoral forests. Generally under 500m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of nectar and arthropods. They feed by the trap-lining method.

Breeding

They are reported to breed from September to February.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2019)

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