Rufous-breasted hermit | |
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G. h. insularum, Tobago | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Genus: | Glaucis |
Species: | G. hirsutus
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Binomial name | |
Glaucis hirsutus (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Synonyms | |
Glaucis hirsuta (Gmelin, 1788: lapsus) |
The rufous-breasted hermit or hairy hermit (Glaucis hirsutus) is a hummingbird that breeds from Panama south to Bolivia, and on Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada. It is a widespread and generally common species, though local populations may change in numbers and disappear altogether in marginal habitat.[3]