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Little Hermit Phaethornis longuemareus

Christoph Hinkelmann, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published September 30, 2013

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Recommended Citation

Hinkelmann, C., P. F. D. Boesman, and G. M. Kirwan (2013). Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/lither2/1.0