Scale-throated Hermit
Phaethornis eurynome(Lesson, RP, 1832)
English (US) Scale-throated Hermit
The Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) 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 eurynome
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scale-throated Hermit
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Phaethornis eurynome eurynome
- Phaethornis eurynome paraguayensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus eurynome
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1832)
- Type locality
- 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.91 pl.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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