Birds of Mexico - Phaethornis

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.


Long-billed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris cephalus) Soberania National Park, Panama
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Long-billed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris cephalus) Soberania National Park, Panama
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A large hummingbird with a long central tail feather.


Mexican Hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus griseoventer) ENDEMIC La Bajada, Nayarit, Mexico
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Split from the Long-billed Hermit, and found on the west coast of Mexico.


Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis saturatus) Bosque Del Rio Tigre, Costa Rica
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud © All Rights Reserved.

A small hermit found low in shadowy areas, and not easy to see well.
In flight.

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