Tawny-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus) [XC776286]
by Herman van Oosten from Pichincha: ridge between R\u00edo Mindo and R\u00edo Nambillo, 3 km SE Mindo, Ecuador (flight call)
Tawny-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus) [XC529331]
by Mauricio \u00c1lvarez-Rebolledo (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from PNN Cueva de los Gu\u00e1charos, Colombia (?)
Subspecies
Closest to Koepcke's Hermit (Phaethornis koepckeae) and Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii). Subspecies well distinguished and might be different species. Description of berlepschi based on an immature bird of nominate subspecies. Subspecies huallagae, described for birds from northern Peru, is inseparable from columbianus.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
syrmatophorus Gould, 1851 - Western Andes of Colombia (including Cauca/Patía Valley) to south-western Ecuador.
columbianus Boucard, 1891 - Eastern Andes of Colombia, including southern Magdalena Valley, to northern Peru.