Minute Hermit (Phaethornis idaliae)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
8 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bourcier & Mulsant, 1856)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil.

South-eastern Brazil (Bahia to Rio de Janeiro).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Minute Hermit (Phaethornis idaliae) [XC706046]
by id from Aracruz, Esp\u00edrito Santo, Brazil (song, display song)

Subspecies
One of the small hermits sometimes separated in genus Pygmornis. Often considered a subspecies of Little Hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus), its closest relative, but sexual dimorphism and other morphological characters indicate that they should be treated as separate species.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Minute Hermit (Phaethornis idaliae) - 10 files

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