Koepcke's Hermit - Phaethornis koepckeae
( Weske & Terborgh, 1977 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: 13000-57000

CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
It is found in the understorey of lowland and montane evergreen forest, mostly at 450-1,300 m; at least locally it frequents Heliconia patches (Sibley and Monroe 1990, Parker et al. 1996, Clements and Shany 2001, Schulenberg et al. 2007). It is rarely recorded in second growth.


Range:
Phaethornis koepckeae is very patchily distributed on outlying ridges near the east slope of the Andes in Peru, from Amazonas south to Madre de Dios.


Conservation:
Conservation Actions Underway
CITES Appendix II.

Conservation Actions Proposed
Search for the species in potentially suitable habitat at new sites. Obtain an accurate estimate of its population size. Study its ecology and its ability to persist in degraded and fragmented habitats. Study its subpopulation structure. Monitor the population trend. Effectively protect core areas of remaining habitat.


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