Green Hermit
A species of Typical hermits Scientific name : Phaethornis guy Genus : Typical hermits
Green Hermit, A species of Typical hermits
Botanical name: Phaethornis guy
Genus: Typical hermits
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Description General Info
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Description
It is 13.5 cm (5.3 in) long and weighs 6.3 g (0.22 oz). The male is mainly dark green with a blue-green rump. It has a dark mask through the eye, with buff stripes above and below this, and down the centre of the throat. The central feathers of the tapered tail are—for large hermit—relatively short and white-tipped, and are wiggled in display at the communal leks. The reddish bill is long and decurved. The female is sooty gray (rather than green) below, with an even longer bill and a much longer tail. The call of this species is a loud zurk, and the males' lekking "song" is a repeated swark. 
Size
13 cm
Feeding Habits
Green Hermit primarily feeds on nectar, favoring a range of flowering plants. It also incorporates small arthropods into its diet. This bird exhibits specialized foraging techniques, including hovering and darting movements. Unique dietary adaptations include a long, curved bill suited for deep flowers.
Habitat
The green Hermit predominantly inhabits the understory of montane evergreen forests, where it is adept at navigating the lower vegetation layers. It is frequently observed foraging in these dense undergrowth areas, as well as at the fringes of forests, and within nearby tall secondary growth. The species is characteristic of broader mountainous or hilly tropical regions, where such evergreen forests are prevalent.
Dite type
Nectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The nominate subspecies Phaethornis guy guy is found in Venezuela and Trinidad. The western P. g. apicalis of the American cordillera is slightly smaller and the sexes more similar. This hermit inhabits forest undergrowth, usually near water, and prefers hilly areas. It seems to favor primary rainforest and wet premontane forest, and though it tolerates some amount of habitat destruction (e.g. subsistence farmland) it will try to avoid secondary forest as long as better habitat is available. In the Colombian Cordillera Oriental, it has been recorded at altitudes from 650–1,750 m (2,130–5,740 ft) ASL. Habitat there usually has a canopy height of around 25 m (82 ft) and is dominated by trees such as Elaeagia (Rubiaceae) or palms; there is usually plentiful undergrowth and/or epiphytes and hemiepiphytes (e.g. Clusiaceae).
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Genus
Typical hermits Species
Green Hermit 
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