Straight-billed Hermit
Phaethornis bourcieri(Lesson, RP, 1832)
English (US) Straight-billed Hermit
The Straight-billed Hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Phaethornis bourcieri
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Straight-billed Hermit
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Phaethornis bourcieri bourcieri
- Phaethornis bourcieri major
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Bourcieri
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
- Type locality
- Rio Tapajoz, Brazil.
- Original description
- Les Trochilidées ou les Colibris et les Oiseaux-Mouches, suivis d'un Index Général, dans lequel sont décrites et classées méthodiquement toutes les races et espèces du genre Trochilus p.62 pl.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Hummingbirds
White-bearded Hermit
Phaethornis hispidus
White-whiskered Hermit
Phaethornis yaruqui
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
Tawny-bellied Hermit
Phaethornis syrmatophorus
Koepcke's Hermit
Phaethornis koepckeae
Needle-billed Hermit
Phaethornis philippii
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Mexican Hermit
Phaethornis mexicanus
Long-tailed Hermit
Phaethornis superciliosus
Great-billed Hermit
Phaethornis malaris
Pale-bellied Hermit
Phaethornis anthophilus
Dusky-throated Hermit
Phaethornis squalidus
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