Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Tawny-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus) - HBW 5, p. 543
French: Ermite à ventre fauve
German: Orangebauch-Schattenkolibri
Spanish: Ermitaño Ventrihabano
Other common names: Trainbearing/Baron Rothschild Hermit
Taxonomy: Phæthornis syrmatophora Gould, 1851, western Ecuador.
Closest to P. koepckeae and P. philippii. Races well distinguished and might be different species. Description of berlepschi based on an immature bird of nominate race; huallagae, described for birds from N Peru, is inseparable from columbianus. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- syrmatophorus Gould, 1851 - W Andes of Colombia (including Cauca/Patía Valley) to SW Ecuador.
- columbianus Boucard, 1891 - E Andes of Colombia, including S Magdalena Valley, to N Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird feeding on a hummingbird feeder Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp syrmatophorus)
Anna Motis 16 August 2006 4 years ago 11 sec 4.6 -
A bird at a feeder Locality Mindo Loma Lodge, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp syrmatophorus)
Josep del Hoyo 5 February 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
Bird on feeder Locality Ecuador
Kim Tarsey 11 October 2006 43 weeks ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A bird drinking at a feeder Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp syrmatophorus)
Robert Schaefer 26 February 2007 3 years ago 18 sec 4.2
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Phtographed in gardens adjacent to forest edge at 2100m on eastern slope of Western Cordillera
Locality Dapa, Yumbo, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia
Peter Franze 12 March 2011 9 weeks ago 4.6 -
At feeder
Locality Alambi Cloud Forest Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 25 October 2011 13 weeks ago 4.2 -
hovering in the front of a feeder
Locality Las Tangaras Nature Reserve, Choco Department, Colombia
dreyernp 18 November 2010 1 year ago 3.9 -
hovering
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp syrmatophorus)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 1 September 2009 2 years ago 3.4 -
A calling bird in the understory.
Locality Las Tangaras Nature Reserve, Choco Department, Colombia (ssp syrmatophorus)
David Beadle 4 February 2010 7 weeks ago 3.2 -
Male at feeder.
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Miriam Bauman 22 December 2009 1 year ago 3
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typical call in flight Locality Mashpi Rainforest Biodiversity Reserve, La Delicia, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp syrmatophorus)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 10 December 2009 2 years ago 3
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