Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Sooty-capped Hermit (Phaethornis augusti) - HBW 5, p. 545
French: Ermite d’Auguste
German: Graubauch-Schattenkolibri
Spanish: Ermitaño Limpiacasa
Taxonomy: Trochilus augusti Bourcier, 1847, Caracas, Venezuela.
Forms superspecies with P. pretrei. Includes “P. fumosus”, based on melanistic specimen of nominate. Colombian birds described as race vicarius do not differ from nominate. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- curiosus Wetmore, 1956 - Santa Marta Mts (N Colombia).
- augusti (Bourcier, 1847) - E Andes and Macarena Mts (Colombia), and coastal Cordillera (Venezuela).
- incanescens (Simon, 1921) - isolated mountains of S Venezuela and W Guyana.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Feeding on a hummingbird's feeder. Locality Los Samanes, Miranda State, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 26 August 2008 2 years ago 10 sec 3.3
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A bird on a bush
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 22 April 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
A bird at a feeder.
Locality Tasajera, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp augusti)
philgunson 24 June 2008 3 years ago 3.8 -
A bird on a wire
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 4 February 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
A closeup of the head of a bird
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 6 January 2010 2 years ago 3.6 -
A bird on a hummingbirds feeder
Locality Los Samanes, Miranda State, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 26 August 2008 2 years ago 3.6 -
A bird in flight with the tail open
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 6 January 2010 2 years ago 3.4
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