© Wagner Fiorentino
© Brian Henderson
© Brian Henderson

Cinnamon-throated Hermit Phaethornis nattereri

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Identification

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Tiny hummingbird with a curved bill. Easily confused with other hermits, but note the cinnamon tinge to the underparts and the white-tipped central tail feathers. The Maranhao Hermit subspecies, considered by some authorities as a separate species, is a richer cinnamon color. Inhabits the interior of dry forest zones, including gallery forest, second growth, savanna, and caatinga woodland.

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