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Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Glaucis hirsutus
- taxon name
- Glaucis hirsutus
- taxon common name
- eremita-de-peito-ruivo
- egg incubation period
- 18
- taxon range
- Aripuanã
- short name
- G. hirsutus
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rufous-breasted Hermit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.