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[[Image:Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris AWP 1203.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|AWPittman|AWPittman}}<br />Southeast [[Ecuador]], September 2014]] | [[Image:Great-billed Hermit Phaethornis malaris AWP 1203.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|AWPittman|AWPittman}}<br />Southeast [[Ecuador]], September 2014]] | ||
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;[[:Category:Phaethornis|Phaethornis]] malaris | ;[[:Category:Phaethornis|Phaethornis]] malaris | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Suriname]], [[French Guiana]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Some authors elevate subspecies ''margarettae'' as "Margaretta's Hermit", ''P. margarettae'' (e.g. [[#References|[3]]]). | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| − | + | Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]: | |
| − | *''P. m. insolitus'': | + | *''P. m. insolitus'': Eastern [[Colombia]] to southern [[Venezuela]] and adjacent northern [[Brazil]] |
| − | + | *''P. m. malaris'': [[Suriname]] and [[French Guiana]] to adjacent northern [[Brazil]] (Amapá) | |
| − | *''P. m. malaris'': | + | *''P. m. margarettae'': "'''Margaretta's Hermit'''". Coastal eastern [[Brazil]] (Pernambuco to Espírito Santo) |
| − | + | *''P. m. moorei'': Eastern [[Colombia]] to eastern [[Ecuador]] and northern [[Peru]] | |
| − | *''P. m. margarettae'': | + | *''P. m. ochraceiventris'': North-eastern [[Peru]] and western [[Brazil]] to lower Rio Madeira (south of the Amazon) |
| − | + | *''P. m. bolivianus'': South-eastern [[Peru]] to [[Bolivia]] and western [[Brazil]] (to west bank of Rio Tapajós) | |
| − | *''P. m. moorei'': | ||
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| − | *''P. m. ochraceiventris'': | ||
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| − | *''P. m. bolivianus'': | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Wet lowland rainforest. | Wet lowland rainforest. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) | ||
| + | #{{Ref-RidgelyGwynne16}} | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Phaethornis+malaris}} | {{GSearch|Phaethornis+malaris}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaethornis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaethornis]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:50, 21 September 2023
Includes: Margaretta's Hermit
- Phaethornis malaris
Identification
13–17·5 cm
Similar to Long-tailed Hermit
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil
Taxonomy
Some authors elevate subspecies margarettae as "Margaretta's Hermit", P. margarettae (e.g. [3]).
Subspecies
Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:
- P. m. insolitus: Eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela and adjacent northern Brazil
- P. m. malaris: Suriname and French Guiana to adjacent northern Brazil (Amapá)
- P. m. margarettae: "Margaretta's Hermit". Coastal eastern Brazil (Pernambuco to Espírito Santo)
- P. m. moorei: Eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador and northern Peru
- P. m. ochraceiventris: North-eastern Peru and western Brazil to lower Rio Madeira (south of the Amazon)
- P. m. bolivianus: South-eastern Peru to Bolivia and western Brazil (to west bank of Rio Tapajós)
Habitat
Wet lowland rainforest.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar and small arthropods; feeding by the trap-lining method
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
- Ridgely R.S., Gwynne J.A., Tudor, G., & Argel, M. (2016). Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: The Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil, including São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. VOLUME 2 (WCS Birds of Brazil Field Guides). Comstock Publishing Associates. ISBN 978-1501704536
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great-billed Hermit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great-billed_Hermit
