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The white-browed hermit is 10 cm (4 in) long and weighs 2.5 g (0.09 oz). Sexes are similar, but males have a narrow black breast band and females have longer central tail feathers with paler tips. The facial pattern includes a distinct whitish supercilium and white throat. The bill is black above and yellow below. The species is difficult to distinguish from the very similar Reddish Hermit (Phaethornis ruber) which generally occurs at lower elevations, and identification criteria between the two species is still not well known. Voice: The white-browed hermit's song is "a descending, accelerating series of high-pitched notes, 'tseee-tsee-tsee-tsi-ti-tututu' interspersed by quiet 'tewp' notes."
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When to see the White-browed Hermit
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.
Where to see the White-browed Hermit
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-browed Hermit
The white-browed hermit is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in the Andean foothills and adjacent lowlands in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
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Easily confused with
Minute HermitPhaethornis idaliaeThe minute hermit is one of the world's smallest birds.
Buff-bellied HermitPhaethornis subochraceusThe 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).
Needle-billed HermitPhaethornis philippiiThe needle-billed hermit is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long.
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