Grey-chinned Hermit

Phaethornis griseogularis

Not Evaluated · IUCN Red List

NENot EvaluatedNectarForestCup nestTiny · 2 g

What the Grey-chinned Hermit sounds like

Sonogram of the Grey-chinned Hermit: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: Filo de Chumbiriatza, tepui 4.5 km SW Las Orchideas, above "Cabañas Yankuam", Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Grey-chinned Hermit: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Gonzalo Nazati · Song · San Pablo de Ushpayacu (near Lushanta), Cantón Archidona, Napo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Grey-chinned Hermit: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song, lek song · Zamora-Chinchipe: between Palanda and Zumba, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The nominate P. g. griseogularis and P. g. zonura subspecies of grey-chinned hermit are 8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 in) long; males weigh 1.8 to 2.5 g (0.06 to 0.09 oz) and females 1.9 to 3 g (0.07 to 0.11 oz). P. g. porcullae is about 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long and weighs about 2.5 g (0.09 oz). It also has longer wings than the other two subspecies. All three subspecies have generally greenish upperparts, a cinnamon red rump, and dark tail feathers with white tips. Males have a grayish throat and cinnamon red underparts, often with a black band across the chest. Male P. g. Voice: The songs of P. g. griseogularis and P. g. zonura are "high-pitched series of notes repeated incessantly without pauses between phrases...several, evenly-spaced, slightly rising, single notes followed by a more complex warble, e.g. 'tsi ... tsee ... tseeé ... tseotsetsee'." Their call is "an explosive 'tseek!' that is mostly given in flight. The song of P. g.

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When to see the Grey-chinned Hermit

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Grey-chinned Hermit

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 4 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Brazil.

About the Grey-chinned Hermit

The grey-chinned hermit is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Easily confused with

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