Broad-tipped hermit

The broad-tipped hermit (Anopetia gounellei) is a species of hummingbird found in northeast Brazil that has been placed in a monotypic genus Anopetia. It has a large range and is not endangered.

Broad-tipped hermit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Phaethornithinae
Genus: Anopetia
Simon, 1918
Species:
A. gounellei
Binomial name
Anopetia gounellei
(Boucard, 1891)

There is a consideration that A. gounellei can be the effective pollinator of plants. To explore the climate and altitude conditions that A. gounellei can endure, detailed studies, such as niche modeling and natural history, are still needed.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Anopetia gounellei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Nolasco, Erica Csekö; Franca-Rocha, Washington de Jesus Sant’anna da; Moura, Thiago; Pinto-Ledezma, Jesús N (2017). "New Range Limit of Anopetia Gounellei (Aves: Trochilidae): State of Art and a Review on the Updated Area". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 57 (21): 275–285. doi:10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.21.
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