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PLANALTO HERMIT Phaethornis pretrei
A bird that is in a permanent rush, this large species is one of two hermits that occur in Paraguay. Rather more catholic in its habitat tastes than the very similar Scale-throated Hermit Phaethornis eurynome (an Atlantic Forest endemic), this species occasionally occurs alongside it as well as in a variety of drier habitats - though usually in association with waterways. Perhaps the easiest way to tell the species apart is by the overall more reddish colouration of the Planalto, especially on the rump.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE3137PH) Adult, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Derek Onley July 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE3138PH) Same individual as (FPAVE3137PH) rump (Derek Onley July 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE3139PH) Same individual as (FPAVE3137PH) ventral (Derek Onley July 2010).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3899PH) Adult on a nest in a water well, Mbaracayś Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyś (Hugo del Castillo October 2011).
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