Black-throated Hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
8 - 9 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lawrence, 1858

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Ecuador (B), Peru (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (15)...)

Black-throated Hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) [XC642664]
by Frank Lambert from Ca\u00f1o Lagunilla - Morelia, Caquet\u00e1, Colombia (call, subsong)

Black-throated Hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) [XC11991]
by Oswaldo Cortes from near Mishana Village, Peru (song)

Subspecies
Phaethornis longuemareus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) and Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus) following AOU (2002) and Black-throated Hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) following SACC (2005).

One of the small hermits sometimes separated in genus Pygmornis. Frequently considered conspecific with Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus), but morphological characters indicate closest relationship is to Reddish Hermit (Phaethornis ruber) and White-browed Hermit (Phaethornis stuarti). Other close relatives are Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) and Grey-chinned Hermit (Phaethornis griseogularis).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

atrimentalis Lawrence, 1858 - Eastern Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and northern Peru.
riojae von Berlepsch, 1889 - Central Peru.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-throated Hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) - 10 files

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