Birds of Venezuela - Phaethornis


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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Sooty-capped Hermit (Phaethornis augusti) La Azulita, Venezuela
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Straight-billed Hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri bourcieri) Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia Note pale belly and long straight bill.
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Grey-chinned Hermit (Phaethornis griseogularis) Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador
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Grey-chinned Hermit (Phaethornis griseogularis griseogularis) Reserva Natural La Isla Escondida, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia
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Note small size.


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.


White-bearded Hermit (Phaethornis hispidus) Puerto Maldonado, Peru
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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.


Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus) French Guiana
Photograph by Michel GIRAUD-AUDINE © All Rights Reserved.


Great-billed Hermit (Phaethornis malaris bolivianus) Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru
Photograph by Joe Tobias © All Rights Reserved.

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.


Reddish Hermit (Phaethornis ruber) Manu National Park, Peru
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Streak-throated Hermit (Phaethornis rupurumii amazonicus) Anavilhanas Islands, Novo Airão, Amazonas, Brazil
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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.


Long-tailed Hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus muelleri) Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Brazil
Photograph by Joe Tobias © All Rights Reserved.

Note 'gular stripe' (from chin to neck) and ochraceous bands on uppertail coverts (rump) when comparing to very similar Great-billed Hermit (HBW).