Hummingbirds

Black-throated Hermit

Phaethornis atrimentalis

The Black-throated Hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) is a 2.6 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

2.6 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador.

Photo: (c) David F. Belmonte, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist