Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) [XC556484]
by Marcelo da Rocha from RPPN Serra Bonita, Brazil (canto)
Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) [XC774809]
by Eduardo D. Schultz from RPPN Serra Bonita, Camacan-BA, Bahia, 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).