Great-billed Hermit
Phaethornis malaris(Nordmann, AD, 1835)
English (US) Great-billed Hermit
The Great-billed Hermit (Phaethornis malaris) 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 malaris
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great-billed Hermit
- Described by
- (Nordmann, AD, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Phaethornis malaris malaris
- Phaethornis malaris insolitus
- Phaethornis malaris moorei
- Phaethornis malaris ochraceiventris
- Phaethornis malaris bolivianus
- Phaethornis malaris margarettae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus malaris
- Described by
- (Nordmann, AD, 1835)
- Type locality
- No type locality = Cayenne.
- Original description
- Reise um die Erde durch Nord-Asien und die beiden Oceane, in den Jahren 1828, 1829 und 1830 ausgeführt. Naturhistorischer Atlas: Verzeichniss von Thieren und Pflanzen, welche auf einer Reise um die Erde gesammelt wurden p.2 pl.16
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Hummingbirds
Koepcke's Hermit
Phaethornis koepckeae
Needle-billed Hermit
Phaethornis philippii
Straight-billed Hermit
Phaethornis bourcieri
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Mexican Hermit
Phaethornis mexicanus
Long-tailed Hermit
Phaethornis superciliosus
Pale-bellied Hermit
Phaethornis anthophilus
Dusky-throated Hermit
Phaethornis squalidus
Streak-throated Hermit
Phaethornis rupurumii
Little Hermit
Phaethornis longuemareus
Tapajos Hermit
Phaethornis aethopygus
Minute Hermit
Phaethornis idaliae
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