Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Reddish Hermit
The Reddish Hermit (Phaethornis ruber) 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 ruber
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Reddish Hermit
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Phaethornis ruber episcopus
- Phaethornis ruber ruber
- Phaethornis ruber nigricinctus
- Phaethornis ruber longipennis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus ruber
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Surinam, ex Edwards p. 32, pi. 32, upp. f.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.121
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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