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Rufous-breasted Hermit

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 5085-1.jpg rufous breasted hermit image by jaynerunyan

Alternate name
Glaucis hirsuta  Scientific name
Trochiliformes Order
Trochilidae      Family
10.7 cm Length
Tropical rainforest, often near running water. Found in:-  (Windward Islands:- Grenada,) Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Suriname, Peru, (Netherland Antilles:- Curacao,) Guyana, Lesser Antilles, French Guiana, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia. Habitat-Altitude-Range
2 White eggs incubation 17 days fledging 23 days. Cup shaped nest. Clutch
Nectare. Food  
  Habits
1796  World Number
Least concern. Status

Photo by jaynerunyan © all rights reserved          

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Rufous-breasted Hermit flight call
Glaucis hirsutus (0:04)
Nick Athanas XC3965
09-04-2005, Brazil

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Brazil:- North BrazilNortheast Brazil, Southeast Brazil, Center-West Brazil. Acre Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas', Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão,   Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rondônia, Roraima, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins  
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