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
