


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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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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What the Grey-chinned Hermit sounds like
Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Brazil.
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Great-billed HermitPhaethornis malarisThe great-billed hermit is 13 to 17.5 cm (5.1 to 6.9 in) long.
Sooty-capped HermitPhaethornis augustiThe sooty-capped hermit is about 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long.
White-bearded HermitPhaethornis hispidusThe white-bearded hermit is about 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 4 to 6 g (0.14 to 0.21 oz).
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