Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Black-throated Hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) - HBW 5, p. 547

French: Ermite à gorge noire German: Schwarzkehl-Schattenkolibri Spanish: Ermitaño Barbinegro

Taxonomy: Phæthornis atrimentalis Lawrence, 1858, Napo, Ecuador.
One of the small hermits sometimes separated in genus Pygmornis. Frequently considered conspecific with P. longuemareus, but morphological characters indicate closest relationship is to P. ruber and P. stuarti. Other close relatives are P. striigularis and P. griseogularis. Two subspecies recognized.

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