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The '''Streak-throated Hermit''' ('''''Phaethornis rupurumii'''''), also known as the '''Rupurumi Hermit''', is a species of [[hummingbird]] in the [[Trochilidae]] family. It was formerly considered a [[subspecies]] of the [[Dusky-throated Hermit]]. The Streak-throated Hermit is found in forest, woodland and dense shrub in north-eastern [[South America]]. It has two subspecies; the [[nominate subspecies]] is found in south-eastern [[Venezuela]], west-central [[Guyana]], and northern [[Brazil]] (especially near the lower [[Rio Negro (Amazon)|Negro]] and [[Branco River]]s), and the subspecies ''amazonicus'' is found near the lower [[Amazon River]] in Brazil. |
The '''Streak-throated Hermit''' ('''''Phaethornis rupurumii'''''), also known as the '''Rupurumi Hermit''', is a species of [[hummingbird]] in the [[Trochilidae]] family. It was formerly considered a [[subspecies]] of the [[Dusky-throated Hermit]]. The Streak-throated Hermit is found in forest, woodland and dense shrub in north-eastern [[South America]]. It has two subspecies; the [[nominate subspecies]] is found in south-eastern [[Venezuela]], west-central [[Guyana]], and the extreme northern [[Brazil]] Amazon Basin (especially near the lower [[Rio Negro (Amazon)|Negro]] and [[Branco River]]s), and the subspecies ''amazonicus'' is found near the lower [[Amazon River]] in the [[wildlife corridor|river corridor]] in Brazil's eastern [[Amazon Basin]], as well as upstream, some distance along the [[Tapajos River]] corridor. |
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It is a small [[Hermit (hummingbird)|hermit]] with a total length of approximately 9 cm, both subspecies have very pale [[Buff (colour)|buff]]-grey underparts and dark streaks on the throat. |
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[[Category:Birds of Brazil]] |
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[[Category:Birds of Guyana]] |
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[[Category:Birds of Venezuela]] |
[[Category:Birds of Venezuela|Hermit, Streak-throated]] |
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[[Category:South American restricted-range endemic bird species|Hermit, Streak-throated]] |
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The Streak-throated Hermit (Phaethornis rupurumii), also known as the Rupurumi Hermit, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Dusky-throated Hermit. The Streak-throated Hermit is found in forest, woodland and dense shrub in north-eastern South America. It has two subspecies; the nominate subspecies is found in south-eastern Venezuela, west-central Guyana, and the extreme northern Brazil Amazon Basin (especially near the lower Negro and Branco Rivers), and the subspecies amazonicus is found near the lower Amazon River in the river corridor in Brazil's eastern Amazon Basin, as well as upstream, some distance along the Tapajos River corridor.
It is a small hermit with a total length of approximately 9 cm, both subspecies have very pale buff-grey underparts and dark streaks on the throat.
References
- BirdLife International 2006. Phaethornis rupurumii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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