Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy(Lesson, RP, 1833)
English (US) Green Hermit
The Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy) 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 guy
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Green Hermit
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1833)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Phaethornis guy apicalis
- Phaethornis guy coruscus
- Phaethornis guy emiliae
- Phaethornis guy guy
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Guy
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1833)
- Type locality
- Brazil, error = Venezuela.
- 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.119,xiv
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-bearded Hermit
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White-whiskered Hermit
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Tawny-bellied Hermit
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Koepcke's Hermit
Phaethornis koepckeae
Needle-billed Hermit
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Straight-billed Hermit
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Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Mexican Hermit
Phaethornis mexicanus
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