Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) [XC561824]
by Ciro Albano from Foz do Igua\u00e7u, Paran\u00e1, Brazil (call)
Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) [XC113217]
by Douglas Meyer from Ilhabela, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Similar to Pale-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis anthophilus), both species apparently lacking close relatives. Includes "Phaethornis nigrirostris", based on a unique specimen of nominate subspecies with uniformly black bill.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
paraguayensis Bertoni, M & Bertoni, AW, 1901 - Eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).
eurynome (Lesson, 1832) - South-eastern Brazil (Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul).