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Genus: Phaethornis (2 species, 27 worldwide)

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
Long-billed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris cephalus)
Soberania National Park, Panama   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Long-billed Hermit
Long-billed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris cephalus)
Soberania National Park, Panama   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.
A large hummingbird with a long central tail feather.


Stripe-throated Hermit
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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