Great-billed hermit (Phaethornis malaris)

PNYC - El Paujil, Pasco, Peru. Aug 25, 2020

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Whoa, nice nest location for this *cough* 149th *cough* hummingbird! Posted 4 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  Aha yes I was quite amazed when I found it! It looked so flimsy I thought it might have been started by a clueless inexperienced bird and then abandoned, but apparently this is the standard for several hermit species!
  As for hummingbirds, hmmm let me see if I can round that number up.... hehehe Posted 4 years ago

_ChunXingWong_

Lion

Wonderful nesting behaviour. Hope to see the successful chick Posted 4 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  I came back three days later and indeed both eggs had hatched! Hope they're well and fledged by now :) Posted 4 years ago

The Great-billed Hermit

The great-billed hermit is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Oct 6, 2020. Captured Aug 25, 2020 15:15 in Palcazu, 19320, Peru.

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II
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420mm

Captured in the winter. More winter photos.