How do you identify a Planalto Hermit?

The planalto hermit is about 14 to 16.5 cm (5.5 to 6.5 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Planalto Hermit?

The Planalto Hermit is a tiny sized bird weighing about 6 g.

Where can you see a Planalto Hermit?

The Planalto Hermit occurs in 5 countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru.

What birds look similar to a Planalto Hermit?

The Planalto Hermit is most easily confused with the White-whiskered Hermit, the Tawny-bellied Hermit and the Reddish Hermit.

Is the Planalto Hermit endangered?

The Planalto Hermit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Planalto Hermit

Phaethornis pretrei

Hummingbirds · Apodiformes · Uncommon

The Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei) is a uncommon hummingbird found in 5 countries, weighing about 6 g. The planalto hermit is a species of hummingbird.

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Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei), photo 1 — Photo: filipeprates · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei), photo 2 — Photo: filipeprates · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei), photo 3 — Photo: filipeprates · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei), photo 4 — Photo: Joao Quental · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei), photo 5 — Photo: Thomaz de Carvalho Callado · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei), photo 6 — Photo: Vincent Mia Edie Verheyen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei), photo 7 — Photo: Vincent Mia Edie Verheyen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei), photo 8 — Photo: Vincent Mia Edie Verheyen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei), photo 9 — Photo: Vincent Mia Edie Verheyen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei), photo 10 — Photo: Vincent Mia Edie Verheyen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Planalto Hermit

The planalto hermit is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Peru.

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How to identify it

The planalto hermit is about 14 to 16.5 cm (5.5 to 6.5 in) long. Males weigh 4.5 to 7 g (0.16 to 0.25 oz) and females 3 to 5 g (0.11 to 0.18 oz). This medium-sized hermit has mostly olive green upperparts with reddish uppertail coverts. The next-to-inner tail feathers are longer than the others and all have white tips. Their underparts are cinnamon red. The face has a black "mask" with a white supercilium and gular stripe. The sexes are similar but the female has shorter wings and a less strongly decurved bill. Voice: The planalto hermit's song is variable, "often a sequence of evenly-spaced, alternating, single and double notes, e.g. 'ti-tsi...tsi...tsi...tsi...ti-tsi...tsi..tsi', but also sometimes triple-noted phrases such as 'chu-tsi-tsi...chu-tsi-tsi...chu-tsi-tsi...'."

Where it lives

Brazil Argentina Bolivia Paraguay Peru

When to see it

The Planalto Hermit can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Planalto Hermit?: The planalto hermit is about 14 to 16.5 cm (5.5 to 6.5 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Planalto Hermit?: The Planalto Hermit is a tiny sized bird weighing about 6 g.
Where can you see a Planalto Hermit?: The Planalto Hermit occurs in 5 countries, including Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru.
What birds look similar to a Planalto Hermit?: The Planalto Hermit is most easily confused with the White-whiskered Hermit, the Tawny-bellied Hermit and the Reddish Hermit.
Is the Planalto Hermit endangered?: The Planalto Hermit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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