Bronzy hermit

The bronzy hermit (Glaucis aeneus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in forests and thickets from eastern Honduras south to western Panama, and in the Chocó of western Colombia and north-western Ecuador. It closely resembles the larger rufous-breasted hermit.

Bronzy hermit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Glaucis
Species:
G. aeneus
Binomial name
Glaucis aeneus
(Lawrence, 1868)

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Glaucis aeneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by F. Gary Stiles and Alexander F. Skutch ISBN 0-8014-9600-4
  • Hummingbirds of Costa Rica by Michael Fogden and Patricia Fogden ISBN 1-55407-163-1


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