Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bourcier, 1847)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 325 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Peru.

Eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and western Brazil (south of Amazon to western bank of R Tapajós).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii) [XC668420]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Igarap\u00e9 Nambua\u00ed, Parque Nacional da Amaz\u00f4nia, Itaituba, Par\u00e1, Brazil (flight call)

Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii) [XC440014]
by Guilherme Melo from Reserva Natural Palmar\u00ed, Rio Javar\u00ed, AM, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
In past, sometimes placed in genus Ametrornis. Closely related to Koepcke's Hermit (Phaethornis koepckeae), replacing it at lower elevations. Also related to Tawny-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii) - 10 files

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