Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Western Long-tailed Hermit (Phaethornis longirostris) - HBW 5, p. 540
French: Ermite à longue queue
German: Westlicher Langschwanz-Schattenkolibri
Spanish: Ermitaño Colilargo Norteño
Other common names: Long-billed Hermit; Jalisco Hermit (griseoventer); Mexican/Hartert’s Hermit (mexicanus); Long-tailed Hermit (longirostris)
Taxonomy: Ornismya longirostris DeLattre, 1843, Guatemala.
Often considered conspecific with P. superciliosus, but with disjunct distributions the two are probably better treated as forming a superspecies. Some forms currently listed as races are well differentiated, and future studies may result in specific separation of griseoventer, mexicanus and baroni; indeed, mexicanus (incorporating griseoventer) has been recognized by some. Proposed races veraecrucis of S Mexico and cassinii from Panama and NW Colombia are inseparable from longirostris and cephalus respectively. Six subspec.. View all taxonomy...
Often considered conspecific with P. superciliosus, but with disjunct distributions the two are probably better treated as forming a superspecies. Some forms currently listed as races are well differentiated, and future studies may result in specific separation of griseoventer, mexicanus and baroni; indeed, mexicanus (incorporating griseoventer) has been recognized by some. Proposed races veraecrucis of S Mexico and cassinii from Panama and NW Colombia are inseparable from longirostris and cephalus respectively. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- griseoventer Phillips, 1962 - W Mexico (Nayarit to Colima).
- mexicanus Hartert, 1897 - SW Mexico (W Guerrero to SE Oaxaca).
- longirostris (DeLattre, 1843) - S Mexico (N Oaxaca) to N Honduras.
- griseoventer Phillips, 1962 - W Mexico (Nayarit to Colima).
- mexicanus Hartert, 1897 - SW Mexico (W Guerrero to SE Oaxaca).
- longirostris (DeLattre, 1843) - S Mexico (N Oaxaca) to N Honduras.
- cephalus (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1848) - E Honduras to NW Colombia.
- sussurus Bangs, 1901 - N Colombia (Santa Marta Mts).
- baroni Hartert, 1897 - W Ecuador and NW Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing and then having an agonistic encounter with another individual. Locality Palenque National Park, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp longirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 11 April 2009 3 years ago 34 sec 4.7 -
A bird feeding on nectar Locality Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Jaguar Preserve), Stann Creek District, Belize (ssp longirostris)
Wayne Hall 28 January 2005 4 years ago 37 sec 4.6 -
A rear view of a bird perched above, calling then fanning its tail and opening its wings, then preening. Locality El Paujil Natural Reserve, Colombia (ssp cephalus)
Keith Blomerley 1 November 2012 17 weeks ago 30 sec 4 -
A bird feeding at a flower. Locality Minca, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp sussurus)
Keith Blomerley 16 November 2012 22 weeks ago 19 sec 4 -
bird calling, sitting on branch Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama
Keith and Lynn Youngs 20 February 2012 1 year ago 39 sec 4 -
individual over bush Locality El Paujil Natural Reserve, Colombia (ssp sussurus)
David Caro 1 August 2004 1 year ago 54 sec 4
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Individual calling from a low branch at the Rainforest Discovery Center
Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama (ssp cephalus)
Jeremy Gatten 29 February 2012 1 year ago 4 -
Adult looking for nectar in the garden
Locality Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Marc FASOL 23 August 2012 23 weeks ago 3.8 -
Dorsal view of a bird on hand.
Locality Loja Province, Ecuador (ssp baroni)
Joe Tobias 1 December 2003 23 weeks ago 3.8 -
A bird
Locality Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil
raniero massoli-novelli 1 June 2004 2 years ago 3.5 -
Long-billed Hermit. At Avifauna´s Discovery Center.
Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama
Octavio Rios 22 July 2012 42 weeks ago 3.3 -
Parque des Aves, near Iguazù National Park
Locality Brazil
raniero massoli-novelli 1 May 2004 2 years ago 3.3
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A sequence of song.
Locality Palenque National Park, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
(ssp longirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 11 April 2009 3 years ago 3
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