Birds of Panama - 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.


Pale-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis anthophilus anthophilus) ProAves Blue-billed Curassow Reserve, Puerto Pinzon, Boyaca, Colombia Thinner than the Long-billed Hermit, and with a speckled throat.
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Perched.
If seen from below, the lower mandible is red.


Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy coruscus) Female Monteverde, Costa Rica Note mask on female.
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A relatively large hermit, with distinctive coloration. A bit more likely to leave the forest than most hermits.


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.


Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis saturatus) Bosque Del Rio Tigre, Costa Rica
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A small hermit found low in shadowy areas, and not easy to see well.
In flight.


White-whiskered Hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui) Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Los Bancos, Ecuador
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A thin medium-sized hermit, greener than most hermits in this genus, but smaller than the Green Hermit (and with white whiskers).

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