Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis subsp. saturatus) Bosque del Ro Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. About 1 km east of the town Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre. Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m (427 ft) elevation.
This is the last picture taken on my recent trip to Venezuela - had just packed up and was sat watching a sloath lounging in a nearby tree when this fella showed up - first sighting and last picture
Very memorable indeed.
.... seems daft to catch a hummer in mid scratch but there you go...lol
Stripe-throated Hermit formerly known as the Little Hermit in Panama (Phaethornis strigularis) The taxonomy and nomenclature is currently complex, ambiguous, and convoluted. The taxon found in Panama was formerly known as the Little Hermit and was referred to as Phaethornis longuemareus...
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