White-whiskered Hermit
Phaethornis yaruqui(Bourcier, J, 1851)
English (US) White-whiskered Hermit
The White-whiskered Hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui) 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.
Range: tropical Pacific Colombia and western EcuadorRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Phaethornis yaruqui
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-whiskered Hermit
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1851)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Yaruqui
- Described by
- (Bourcier, J, 1851)
- Type locality
- Vicinity of Yaruqui, Ecuador.
- Original description
- Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 32 p.187
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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Green Hermit
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Tawny-bellied Hermit
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Koepcke's Hermit
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Needle-billed Hermit
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Straight-billed Hermit
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Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
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