LONG-BILLED HERMIT – (Species Account Weblog #26)
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TAXONOMIC TREE: Caprimulgiformes, Trochilidae, Phaethornis longirostris
Lengthy-billed Hermits inhabit forest understory, second progress, and plantations the place they’re notably keen on edges and steams. These giant hummingbirds collect nectar from extensively dispersed flowers and in addition catch spiders and bugs. Males collect in leks, typically composed of as many as 25 people, and sing incessantly from low perches within the understory. These hermits have distinctive facial striping, a protracted, decurved invoice, and white extensions to their central tail feathers. (from Birds of the World)
OBSERVATION ANECDOTES
Usually a low elevation feeder-visiting hummingbird, the Lengthy-billed Hermit definitely stands out with its smaller measurement and really lengthy decurved invoice. I first encountered this species in Belize and Guatemala earlier than we noticed it in Costa Rica at Carara NP and within the Caribbean lowlands on the Chilamate Rainforest Eco Retreat close to Sarapiqui.
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