About the Buff-bellied Hermit
The buff-bellied hermit is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.
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The buff-bellied hermit is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 3.5 to 4 g (0.12 to 0.14 oz). It has metallic green upperparts and ochre to buff underparts. The innermost pair of tail feathers are longer than the others and all have white tips. Voice: The buff-bellied hermit's song is "a continuously repeated high-pitched phrase...a short note followed by a rising one...or a short note followed by a falling one 'tsi-tsew', up to a more complex 'tsi-tsi-tseeé-euw'."
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in September · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Minute HermitPhaethornis idaliaeThe minute hermit is one of the world's smallest birds.
White-browed HermitPhaethornis stuartiThe white-browed hermit is 10 cm (4 in) long and weighs 2.5 g (0.09 oz).
Streak-throated HermitPhaethornis rupurumiiThe streak-throated hermit is 10 to 12.1 cm (3.9 to 4.8 in) long and weighs 2.5 to 3 g (0.088 to 0.11 oz).
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