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Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird - Phaethornis superciliosus Saw this Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird - Phaethornis superciliosus in her nest, brooding 2 eggs.<br /> <br /> This is a picture of the eggs :<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43598/long-tailed_hermit_hummingbird_-_phaethornis_superciliosus.html" title="Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird - Phaethornis superciliosus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2994/43598_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=om9Pd3da1f%2BS%2F3ugKO5fFbtmS84%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird - Phaethornis superciliosus This is the nest and 2 eggs of Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird - Phaethornis superciliosus.<br /> Managed to take a picture of it when the Mother Hummingbird went away from the nest.<br /> <br /> This is the picture of the Mother :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43265/long-tailed_hermit_hummingbird_-_phaethornis_superciliosus.html<br /> Costa Rica,Geotagged,Hummingbird,Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird,Long-tailed hermit,Phaethornis superciliosus,Spring" /></a></figure><br /> Costa Rica,Geotagged,Long-tailed hermit,Phaethornis superciliosus,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird - Phaethornis superciliosus

Saw this Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird - Phaethornis superciliosus in her nest, brooding 2 eggs.

This is a picture of the eggs :

Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird - Phaethornis superciliosus This is the nest and 2 eggs of Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird - Phaethornis superciliosus.<br /> Managed to take a picture of it when the Mother Hummingbird went away from the nest.<br /> <br /> This is the picture of the Mother :<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43265/long-tailed_hermit_hummingbird_-_phaethornis_superciliosus.html<br /> Costa Rica,Geotagged,Hummingbird,Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbird,Long-tailed hermit,Phaethornis superciliosus,Spring

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Gorgeous, and amazing that you got this close. Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Albert Kang's profile
      Albert Kang
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      Thanks, fchristant, was lucky :D
      The nest was built on a type of big plant with the leaf hanging down to around 1.5 meter height, allowing me to get close to it :)       Posted 9 years ago

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The Long-tailed hermit

The long-tailed hermit is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder in Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-eastern Brazil. This species is commonly referred to as the eastern long-tailed hermit, but it is likely, following recommendations from Gary Stiles in February 2006, that the new name will be adopted by most authorities.

The taxonomic history of this group is complicated, with similar hermit populations from both sides of the Andes being originally classed as a single long-tailed.. more

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
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Uploaded Aug 9, 2016. Captured Mar 26, 2015 06:13 in A la Pavona, Limón, Cantón de Pococí, Costa Rica.
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  • NIKON D5200
  • f/19.0
  • 10/600s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm