Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Great-billed Hermit (Phaethornis malaris) - HBW 5, p. 543
French: Ermite à long bec
German: Dunkler Schattenkolibri
Spanish: Ermitaño Picogrande
Other common names: Margaretta’s Hermit (margarettae)
Taxonomy: Trochilus malaris Nordmann, 1835, Cayenne.
Often considered monotypic, but most races hitherto regarded as belonging to P. superciliosus apparently have closer affinities with present species. Race ochraceiventris may prove to merit treatment as a separate species, but this would probably not include all S Amazonian taxa of this species-group (including P. superciliosus muelleri), as has been suggested. Race margarettae has been considered a full species. Races moorei and bolivianus intergrade in E Andes of Peru, and offspring of these described as “ucayalii”. Birds occurring betwee.. View all taxonomy...
Often considered monotypic, but most races hitherto regarded as belonging to P. superciliosus apparently have closer affinities with present species. Race ochraceiventris may prove to merit treatment as a separate species, but this would probably not include all S Amazonian taxa of this species-group (including P. superciliosus muelleri), as has been suggested. Race margarettae has been considered a full species. Races moorei and bolivianus intergrade in E Andes of Peru, and offspring of these described as “ucayalii”. Birds occurring between lower reaches of R Madeira and R Tapajós were separated as insignis, but indistinguishable from bolivianus. Proposed race camargoi inseparable from margarettae. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- insolitus Zimmer, 1950 - E Colombia, S Venezuela, adjacent N Brazil.
- malaris (Nordmann, 1835) - Surinam and French Guiana to CN Brazil (Amapá).
- margarettae Ruschi, 1972 - coastal E Brazil (Pernambuco to Espírito Santo).
- insolitus Zimmer, 1950 - E Colombia, S Venezuela, adjacent N Brazil.
- malaris (Nordmann, 1835) - Surinam and French Guiana to CN Brazil (Amapá).
- margarettae Ruschi, 1972 - coastal E Brazil (Pernambuco to Espírito Santo).
- moorei Lawrence, 1858 - E Colombia, E Ecuador and N Peru.
- ochraceiventris Hellmayr, 1907 - NE Peru and W Brazil to lower R Madeira (S of Amazon).
- bolivianus Gould, 1861 - SE Peru, Bolivia and W Brazil to W bank of R Tapajós (S of Amazon).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing on a branch.
Locality Los Amigos Biological Station (CICRA), Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp bolivianus)
Joe Tobias 2 April 2005 23 weeks ago 3.5 -
Dorsal view of a bird on hand.
Locality Padilla, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp bolivianus)
Joe Tobias 1 April 2005 23 weeks ago 3.3 -
Great-billed Hermit perched on twig at Napo Clay Lick
Locality Napo Wildlife Center, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Ron Flemal 23 October 2011 1 year ago 3 -
Perched Great-billed Hermit
Locality Yasuní National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Ron Flemal 18 April 2009 3 years ago 2.8
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