Typical Hermits
Phaethornis
Phaethornis is a genus of hummingbirds in the hermit subfamily Phaethornithinae. They occur from southern Mexico, through Central America, to South America as far south as northern Argentina.
27 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 27 known species
Green Hermit
speciesPhaethornis guy
Long-billed Hermit
speciesPhaethornis longirostris
Stripe-throated Hermit
speciesPhaethornis striigularis
Planalto Hermit
speciesPhaethornis pretrei
Reddish Hermit
speciesPhaethornis ruber
White-whiskered Hermit
speciesPhaethornis yaruqui
Scale-throated Hermit
speciesPhaethornis eurynome
Tawny-bellied Hermit
speciesPhaethornis syrmatophorus
Pale-bellied Hermit
speciesPhaethornis anthophilus
Great-billed Hermit
speciesPhaethornis malaris
White-bearded Hermit
speciesPhaethornis hispidus
Minute Hermit
speciesPhaethornis idaliae
Long-tailed Hermit
speciesPhaethornis superciliosus
Mexican Hermit
speciesPhaethornis mexicanus
Dusky-throated Hermit
speciesPhaethornis squalidus
Sooty-capped Hermit
speciesPhaethornis augusti
Little Hermit
speciesPhaethornis longuemareus
Gray-chinned Hermit
speciesPhaethornis griseogularis
Straight-billed Hermit
speciesPhaethornis bourcieri
Needle-billed Hermit
speciesPhaethornis philippii
Koepcke's Hermit
speciesPhaethornis koepckeae
Black-throated Hermit
speciesPhaethornis atrimentalis
White-browed Hermit
speciesPhaethornis stuarti
Cinnamon-throated Hermit
speciesPhaethornis nattereri
Streak-throated Hermit
speciesPhaethornis rupurumii
Buff-bellied Hermit
speciesPhaethornis subochraceus
Tapajos Hermit
speciesPhaethornis aethopygus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 5588.