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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird at the hummingbird garden, Puerto Iguazu. Locality Misiones Province, Argentina
German Pugnali 19 October 2006 3 years ago 8 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched on a branch, swinging his tail. Locality Jardín de Picaflores, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 8 November 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 11 sec 3.6 -
A bird at the feeder. Locality Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Yoel Jimenez 1 October 2005 2 years ago 5 sec 1.6
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Adult
Locality Jardín de Picaflores, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Argentina (ssp pretrei)
Horacio Luna 3 November 2011 13 weeks ago 4.8 -
A bird perched on a branch. Locality Jardín de Picaflores, Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 8 November 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8 -
A bird feeding on flowers
Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
Aleix Comas 27 August 2008 2 years ago 3.7 -
Feeding
Locality Puerto Iguazú, Misiones Province, Argentina
oleicfrisbee 36 weeks ago 2.5
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Song at lek. Locality Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 13 April 2005 2 years ago 4
