White-bearded hermit

The white-bearded hermit (Phaethornis hispidus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae.

White-bearded hermit
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Phaethornis
Species:
P. hispidus
Binomial name
Phaethornis hispidus
Gould, 1846

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical swampland.

Amazonia Lodge - Peru

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phaethornis hispidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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