Saw-billed Hermit
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Saw-billed Hermit Conservation status: Near threatened |
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photo copyright holder : Arthur Grosset
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| Ramphodon naevius (Dumont, 1818) |
The Saw-billed Hermit (Ramphodon naevius) is a hummingbird from southeastern Brazil, the only member of the genus Ramphodon. It is around 14-16 cm long and is one of the heaviest of the hermits; its straight bill has a hooked tip. It lives in humid forests, where it aggressively defends feeding routes (trap-lines) from individuals of its own species as well as other hummingbirds. It is currently considered near-threatened, since it has a restricted range in threatened Atlantic forests.
External links
 | BirdLife Species Factsheet |
References
| BirdLife International (2004). Ramphodon naevius. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume Five, Barn-owls to Hummingbirds; de Hoyo, Elliot and Sargatal, ISBN 84-87334-20-2 |