About the Broad-tipped Hermit
The broad-tipped hermit is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
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The broad-tipped hermit is about 11 to 12.6 cm (4.3 to 5.0 in) long and weighs about 2.6 to 3.4 g (0.092 to 0.12 oz). It is one of the smaller hermit hummingbirds. Its upperparts are bronzy green and its underparts mostly light brownish to ochraceous. It has a black "mask" and white supercilium and malar stripe. It It has a dark brown throat with an orangy border. Its name derives from its bill, whose maxilla is wide and overlaps the mandible. Its two inner pairs of tail feathers are longer than the others, and all have white tips. Voice: The broad-tipped hermit's song is "a rising and falling bisyllablic series of notes 'si-lew' repeated continuously...ometimes altered with a longer 'suweesi'."
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Where the Broad-tipped Hermit lives
When to see the Broad-tipped Hermit
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Hyacinth VisorbearerAugastes scutatusHyacinth visorbearer males are 8.1 to 9.9 cm (3.2 to 3.9 in) long and weigh 3 to 4 g (0.11 to 0.14 oz).
Beautiful SheartailCalothorax pulcherThe beautiful sheartail is 7.7 to 9 cm (3.0 to 3.5 in) long and weighs about 2.2 to 3 g (0.078 to 0.11 oz).
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