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Needle-billed Hermit

Phaethornis philippii

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernNectarForestCup nestTiny · 5 g
Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii), photo 1
Photo: Claude Kolwelter · CC BY 4.0
Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii), photo 2
Photo: Claude Kolwelter · CC BY 4.0
Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii), photo 3
Photo: Ben Hayden · CC BY 4.0
Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii), photo 4
Photo: Ben Hayden · CC BY 4.0
Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii), photo 5
Photo: Claude Kolwelter · CC BY 4.0
Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii), photo 6
Photo: Ben Hayden · CC BY 4.0
Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii), photo 7
Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii), photo 8
Photo: (c) Ben Hayden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

The needle-billed hermit is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long. Males weigh 4 to 6 g (0.14 to 0.21 oz) and females 4 to 5.5 g (0.14 to 0.19 oz). It is one of the few hermit hummingbirds with a nearly straight bill. Its upperparts are dark bronzy green with a dull rufous rump. The tail is mostly dark green. The innermost pair of tail feathers are longer than the others and have long white tips; the others have broad buffy rufous tips. The face has a black "mask" bordered with narrow pale streaks. The underparts are orange. Voice: The needle-billed hermit's song is "a continuous series of single, upslurred high-pitched 'tsee' notes".

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Needle-billed Hermit

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Needle-billed Hermit

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Peru Brazil Bolivia

About the Needle-billed Hermit

The needle-billed hermit is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Mexican Hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus) Mexican HermitPhaethornis mexicanusThe Mexican hermit is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long. Koepcke's Hermit (Phaethornis koepckeae) Koepcke's HermitPhaethornis koepckeaeKoepcke's hermit is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long. White-browed Hermit (Phaethornis stuarti) White-browed HermitPhaethornis stuartiThe white-browed hermit is 10 cm (4 in) long and weighs 2.5 g (0.09 oz).

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