Order
Caprimulgiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Phaethornis
 
Neotropical Birds
Version  1.0
This is a historic version of this account.   Current version
 - Green Hermit
 - Green Hermit
Listen

Green Hermit Phaethornis guy

Alice McBride
Version: 1.0 — Published August 31, 2012

Sign in to see your badges

Introduction

A relatively large hummingbird, the Green Hermit is found in humid forests and forest edges, small clearings, secondary growth, shrubbery, and plantations with dense vegetation. This species has elongated, white-tipped central tail rectrices, which are prominently featured in displays at communal leks during the breeding season while males energetically compete for territories. There are currently four described subspecies of the Green Hermit.

Distribution of the Green Hermit - Range Map
Enlarge
  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Green Hermit

Recommended Citation

McBride, A. (2012). Green Hermit (Phaethornis guy), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.greher1.01
Birds of the World

Partnerships

A global alliance of nature organizations working to document the natural history of all bird species at an unprecedented scale.