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Long-tailed Hermit

Phaethornis superciliosus

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10.5401, -83.5153

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Description:

Large hummingbird, about 15 cm, but only 6 grams.
They have a long tail and long bill, they travel long distances looking for flowers in the understory, sometimes in the canopy levels.

Habitat:

Rainforest

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