Hermits
Phaethornithinae
The hermits are tropical and subtropical hummingbirds in the subfamily Phaethornithinae, comprising 37 species in six genera. They occur from southern Mexico, through Central America, to South America as far south as northern Argentina.
6 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 37 known species
Typical Hermits
genusPhaethornis
Glaucis Hermits
genusGlaucis
Ramphodon
genusRamphodon
Barbthroats
genusThrenetes
Sicklebill Hummingbirds
genusEutoxeres
Anopetia
genusAnopetia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1542286.