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alonglistofbirds · 9 months ago

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[2479/11080] Cinnamon-throated hermit - Phaethornis nattereri

Order: Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds) Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds) Subfamily: Phaethornithinae (hermits)

Photo credit: Silvia Faustino Linhares via Macaulay Library

#birds #Cinnamon-throated hermit #Apodiformes #Trochilidae #Phaethornithinae #Phaethornis #birds a to z #undescribed

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birdblues · 11 months ago

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Green Hermit

#green hermit #hummingbird #Phaethornis guy #Strisores #Apodiformes #Trochilidae #Phaethornis #bird #upl

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podartists · 9 months ago

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Phaëthornis augusti, Salle's Hermit. [Pl. 29] | A monograph of the Trochilidæ, or family of humming-birds v.1 | Biodiversity Heritage Library | Flickr

#hummingbird art #birds #trochilidae #phaethornis augusti #sooty capped hermit #illustration #vintage illustration #john gould

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wingedjewels · 5 months ago

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Phaethornis longuemareus by Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE Via Flickr: Ermite nain, Litle Hermit. Feeding on Clerodendron paniculatum

#French Guiana #Guyane #Guyane française #trochilidae #Phaethornis longuemareus #Ermite nain #Little Hermit #Clerodendron paniculatum #flickr

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naturalist-journal · 10 days ago

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#birds #bird #birding #hummingbirds #hummingbird #colibrí #phaethornis augusti #id #identification #tyrannidae #atrapamoscas

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pfauenelfe · 4 months ago

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#calliphlox amethystina #estrelinha-ametista #amethyst woodstar #phaethornis pretrei #rabo-branco-acanelado #planalto hermit #animal #bird #flower #shadow #upload

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birdirectory · 1 year ago

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planalto hermit (Phaethornis pretrei) by Edinei Júnior

#phaethornis petrei #rabo-branco-acanelado #planalto hermit #animal #bird #human #shadow #upload

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tenth-sentence · 1 year ago

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In Long-tailed Hermit Hummingbirds, approximately 7 percent of territorial males and 11 percent of all males participate in homosexual activity.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

#book quote #biological exuberance #bruce bagemihl #nonfiction #long tailed hermit hummingbird #phaethornis superciliosus #territorial #homosexual #gay

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whats-in-a-sentence · 1 year ago

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In this display, he slowly flies back and forth in front of the perched male, pivoting his body from side to side.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

#book quotes #biological exuberance #bruce bagemihl #nonfiction #long tailed hermit hummingbird #phaethornis superciliosus #courtship #float #pivoting #side to side

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oh-dear-so-queer · 1 year ago

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Territorial males in both of these hummingbird species are probably bisexual, pursuing, courting, and mounting both males and females.

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

#book quote #biological exuberance #bruce bagemihl #nonfiction #long tailed hermit hummingbird #phaethornis superciliosus #anna's hummingbird #calypte anna #bisexual #pursuing #courting #mounting

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rondaincorporated · 2 years ago

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Hummingbird Species, Part 57

Today’s little flyer is the great-billed hermit, Phaethornis malaris. The Great-billed Hermit Hummingbird, scientific name Phaethornis malaris, is a small-sized bird that belongs to the Trochilidae family. This species is one of the largest hermit hummingbirds, with a body length of approximately 12 cm (4.7 inches) and a weight of 5-6 grams. These birds are mainly found in Central and South…