Hummingbirds

Planalto Hermit

Phaethornis pretrei

The Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei) is a 5.6 g woodland bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

5.6 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru.

Where to see it: Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de Andrade (Brazil); Refugio Los Volcanes (Bolivia); Parque Nacional Ybycui, Dpto. Paraguari (Paraguay); PN Iguazú · Área Cataratas (Argentina); Santa Cruz Botanical Gardens (Bolivia).

Photo: (c) Thomaz de Carvalho Callado, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist