Pale-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis anthophilus)

Other Names (World)
Pale-bellied Hermit, Black-cheeked Hermit

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
16 - 16.80 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bourcier, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Panama, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Pale-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis anthophilus) [XC245431]
by Oswaldo Cortes from Finca La Fortuna, Vereda Caribabare, Tame, Arauca, Colombia (flight call)

Pale-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis anthophilus) [XC532163]
by Jerome Fischer from Mana Dulce, Cundinamarca, Colombia (call, song)

Subspecies
In past, sometimes placed in genus Ametrornis. An almost straight-billed hermit without close relatives, somewhat resembling Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome). A melanistic bird of doubtful origin was described as subspecies fuliginosus, but never verified as referring to a valid population. Birds of nominate subspecies in eastern Andes of Colombia have smaller wings and bill than other populations and may be separable as fuscicapillus, should these differences also be confirmed in Venezuelan birds.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

hyalinus Bangs, 1901 - Pearl Is (off Pacific coast of Panama).
anthophilus (Bourcier, 1843) - Central Panama to Colombia (Magdalena Valley and east of Andes) and northern Venezuela.

References
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Files:

JPG files for Pale-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis anthophilus) - 10 files

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