Hummingbirds

Tawny-bellied Hermit

Phaethornis syrmatophorus

The Tawny-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus) is a 5.8 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

5.8 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Where to see it: Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia); El Pangán ProAves reserve (Colombia); Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia).

Photo: (c) Michael Bakker Paiva, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist