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Anopetia gounellei, Broad-tipped Hermit

Anopetia gounellei, Broad-tipped Hermit. Boldly patterned, medium-sized hummingbird with a long curved bill, endemic to northeastern Brazil. Found in wooded humid areas of Caatinga vegetation. Has a bold eye-mask, a bronzy-green back and buffy underparts. Found in wooded humid areas of Caatinga vegetation. It feeds on nectar at a large variety of plants and also on small arthropods. Song is "a rising and falling bisyllablic series of notes 'si-lew' repeated continuously.

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