Gray-chinned Hermit - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by NJLarsen
Copalinga, Zamora, SE Ecuador, 15 June 2019

Phaethornis griseogularis

Identification

8–10 cm

Similar Species

Very similar to Stripe-throated Hermit.

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• P. g. porcullae:

• Lower slopes of west side of Andes of southwestern Ecuador (Loja) and northwestern Peru (Tumbes, Piura, and Lambayeque)

• P. g. griseogularis:

• Andes of Colombia to northern Peru, southern Venezuela and adjacent Brazil

• P. g. zonura:

• Northern Peru (Marañón Valley in eastern Cajamarca and adjacent Amazonas)

Habitat

Lower slopes of cloud forest and forest edges.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of nectar and insects; feeding by the trap-lining method.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
3. Avibase
4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Gray-chinned Hermit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-chinned_Hermit

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