Standard hermits (genus Phaethornis) are brown (a few are green) hummingbirds with a long central tail feather, that stay almost exclusively in the forest understory. Most species only perch at a lek or a nest. Nests are made with a lot of spider webs. All species have red or yellow on the lower part of the bill. |
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Note small size. |
A relatively large hermit, with distinctive coloration. A bit more likely to leave the forest than most hermits. |
Feeding at flowers. |
A large hummingbird with a long central tail feather. |
A large hermit, the Amazon version of Long-billed Hermit, with no overlap. Also similar to Long-tailed Hermit but that species has a 'gular stripe' from chin to neck (HBW). Bird at active net with two white eggs. |
Nest with egg. Not a hanging nest as some hermits make. |
A small hermit found low in shadowy areas, and not easy to see well. In flight. |
Common at mid altitudes, but almost never seen perched. A bird resting at nest in an amazing curved-spine position. |
A thin medium-sized hermit, greener than most hermits in this genus, but smaller than the Green Hermit (and with white whiskers). |