About the Long-tailed Hermit
The long-tailed hermit is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder in Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-eastern Brazil. This species was formerly referred to as the eastern long-tailed hermit.
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The adult long-tailed hermit is mainly dull brownish green above with a buff-tinged rump. It has a dark mask through the eye, bordered above and below with whitish-buff stripes. The underparts are pale greyish-buff in colour. The sexes are similar, although the female is slightly smaller. It is the largest of hermit hummingbirds, with a length of around 15 cm (5.9 in) and a body mass of 6.3 g (0.22 oz). During the breeding season, male long-tailed hermits sing in communal leks of up to several dozen birds, and also wiggle their long tails in display.
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Where the Long-tailed Hermit lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Costa Rica, Peru, Belize.
When to see the Long-tailed Hermit
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Straight-billed HermitPhaethornis bourcieriThe straight-billed hermit is 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 3.5 to 5 g (0.12 to 0.18 oz).
Sooty-capped HermitPhaethornis augustiThe sooty-capped hermit is about 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long.
Little HermitPhaethornis longuemareusThe little hermit is a hummingbird that is a resident breeder in north-eastern Venezuela, northern Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Trinidad.
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