Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Grey-chinned Hermit (Phaethornis griseogularis) - HBW 5, p. 547
French: Ermite à gorge grise
German: Binden-Zwergschattenkolibri
Spanish: Ermitaño Barbigrís
Other common names: Grey-throated Hermit; Gould’s Hermit (zonura); Porculla Hermit (porcullae)
Taxonomy: Phaëthornis griseogularis Gould, 1851, Bogotá, Colombia.
One of the small hermits sometimes separated in genus Pygmornis. Closest to P. striigularis. Other close relatives include P. atrimentalis, P. ruber and P. stuarti. Races zonura and porcullae are rare in scientific collections, and latter may be classed as separate species when more detailed information is available; zonura has been treated as synonym of nominate griseogularis. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- griseogularis Gould, 1851 - W of Andes in Colombia; E Andes from Colombia to N Peru; S & SE Venezuela and adjacent N Brazil on several isolated mountains.
- zonura Gould, 1860 - NW Peru (Cajamarca and adjacent Amazonas).
- porcullae Carriker, 1935 - W Andean mountains in NW Peru (Tumbes, Piura and Lambayeque).
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A close-up of the head of a bird.
Locality Palanda, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
Joe Tobias 1 December 2003 23 weeks ago 3.8 -
At feeder
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 30 October 2011 1 year ago 3 -
Head of a perched bird seen through foliage.
Locality Sierra de Perijá, Zulia State, Venezuela
philgunson 21 December 2009 3 years ago 2
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Song at lek. Locality Río Bombuscaro Reserve, Podocarpus National Park, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, Ecuador
(ssp griseogularis)
Nick Athanas 26 September 2001 3 years ago 4
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