Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)

Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei) - HBW 5, p. 544

French: Ermite de Prêtre German: Zimtroter Schattenkolibri Spanish: Ermitaño del Planalto

Taxonomy: Trochilus Pretrei Lesson and DeLattre, 1839, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Forms superspecies with P. augusti. Proposed races “garleppi” and “pallidiventris” based on aberrant specimens; schwarti (Bahia) and minor (N Goiás, S Maranhão) based on individual variation. Monotypic.

Distribution: Bolivia, N Argentina and Paraguay to Brazil S of Amazonian rainforest area.