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Scale-throated Hermit

Phaethornis eurynome

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernNectarForestCup nestTiny · 5 g
Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome), photo 1
Photo: Biodiversity Heritage Library · CC BY 2.0
Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome), photo 2
Photo: Daniel S. Katz · CC BY 4.0
Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome), photo 3
Photo: Daniel S. Katz · CC BY 4.0
Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome), photo 4
Photo: Rosario Douglas · CC BY 4.0
Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome), photo 5
Photo: Biodiversity Heritage Library · CC BY 2.0
Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome), photo 6
Photo: Daniel S. Katz · CC BY 4.0
Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome), photo 7
Photo: Daniel S. Katz · CC BY 4.0
Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome), photo 8
Photo: Ben Tavener · CC BY 2.0

ID tip

The scale-throated hermit is about 14 to 14.5 cm (5.5 to 5.7 in) long. Males weigh 4.5 to 6 g (0.16 to 0.21 oz) and females 4 to 5 g (0.14 to 0.18 oz). This medium-sized hermit is olive green above with grayish underparts. Its dark throat whose feathers have lighter edges give the eponymous scaly appearance. The face has a black "mask" with a pale supercilium and gular stripe. Its tail feathers have white tips and the middle pair are longer than the others. The sexes are similar but the female has shorter wings and a less strongly decurved bill. The two subspecies have identical plumage but P. Voice: The scale-throated hermit's song is variable, "but typically comprises 2–4 notes, e.g. 'tsi-tseee....tsi-tseee..' or 'tsi-tsu-tseeé...tsi-tsu-tseeé...' etc." Its calls include "a plaintive 'tsew' and a more upslurred 'tsee'."

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When to see the Scale-throated Hermit

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

Where to see the Scale-throated Hermit

Regular range

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

Brazil Argentina Paraguay

About the Scale-throated Hermit

The scale-throated hermit is a species in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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

Easily confused with

Reddish Hermit (Phaethornis ruber) Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruberThe reddish hermit is 8 to 9 cm (3.1 to 3.5 in) long and weighs 1.8 to 3 g (0.06 to 0.11 oz). Pale-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis anthophilus) Pale-bellied HermitPhaethornis anthophilusThe pale-bellied hermit is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long. Tawny-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus) Tawny-bellied HermitPhaethornis syrmatophorusThe tawny-bellied hermit is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 5 to 7 g (0.18 to 0.25 oz).

Side by side: Scale-throated Hermit vs Tawny-bellied Hermit · Reddish Hermit vs Scale-throated Hermit · Pale-bellied Hermit vs Scale-throated Hermit

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