GREEN HERMIT – (Species Account Weblog #25)
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TAXONOMIC TREE: Caprimulgiformes, Trochilidae, Phaethornis man
A comparatively giant hummingbird, the Inexperienced Hermit is present in humid forests and forest edges, small clearings, secondary development, shrubbery, and plantations with dense vegetation. This species has elongated, white-tipped central tail rectrices, that are prominently featured in shows at communal leks throughout the breeding season whereas males energetically compete for territories. (from Birds of the World)
OBSERVATION ANECDOTES
Preferring to go to foothills and mid-elevations, this species of hermit was discovered at each the Soda Cinchona and on the Arenal Observatory Lodge in Costa Rica.
PHOTO GALLERY
BIRDS & BIRDING IN COSTA RICA WEBSITE LINK: Inexperienced Hermit
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