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Little Hermit

Phaethornis longuemareus (Lesson, RP 1832)

The little hermit is a hummingbird that is a resident breeder in north-eastern Venezuela, northern Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Trinidad. This lowland species occurs in various semi-open wooded habitats, e.g. mangrove, secondary forest, plantations and scrub. In Trinidad it also occurs in rainforest. It is fairly common in most of its range, and therefore listed as Least Concern by BirdLife International. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   Phaethornis
Scientific:
  Phaethornis longuemareus


Original description

Citation:
  (Lesson, RP 1832)

Reference:
   Les Trochilidées

Protonym:
  Trochilus Longuemareus

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47497348


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  95CAE4C3836A8A7C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-95CAE4C3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/95CAE4C3


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555049

Geographic range:

  • Phaethornis longuemareus: NE Venezuela to French Guiana; Trinidad
English:
Little Hermit
Catalan:
Colibrí ermità menut
Czech:
kolibřík trpasličí
Danish:
Dværgeremit
German:
Braunkehl-Schattenkolibri
Spanish:
Ermitaño Chico
Spanish (Spain):
Ermitaño Chico
Finnish:
erakkokolibri
French:
Ermite nain
Croatian:
gvajanski kolibrić
Hungarian:
rozsdás remetekolibri
Icelandic:
Goðabríi
Italian:
Eremita minore
Japanese (romaji):
kobitoyumihachidori
Japanese:
コビトユミハチドリ
Lithuanian:
Nykštukinis saulėtasis kolibris
Dutch:
Kleine Heremietkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Småeremitt
Norwegian:
Småeremitt
Polish:
pustelnik rdzawy
Portuguese:
besourinho-dorso-verde
Russian:
Малый колибри-отшельник
Slovak:
slnečníček hrdzavý
Serbian:
Mali kolibri pustinjak
Swedish:
mindre eremit
Ukrainian:
Ерміт тринідадський
Chinese:
小隐蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
小隱蜂鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Little Hermit ( Phaethornis longuemareus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
Little Hermit (Little) ( Phaethornis longuemareus longuemareus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Phaethornis longuemareus longuemareus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Little Hermit ( Phaethornis longuemareus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Little Hermit ( Phaethornis longuemareus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Phaethornis longuemareus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Phaethornis [longuemareus or aethopyga] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Colibrí ermità menut
Czech: Kolibrík trpaslicí, kolibřík trpasličí
Danish: Dværgeremit
German: Brauner Zwergschattenkolibri, Braunkehl-Schattenkolibri, Zwergeremit
English: Dwarf Hermit, Little Hermit, Little Hermit (Little), Longuemare's Hermit
English, HBW: Little Hermit
English (IOC): Little Hermit
English (United States): Little Hermit
Spanish: Ermitañito Pequeño, Ermitaño Chico, Ermitaño Chico de Pecho Blanco, Ermitaño enano
Spanish (Costa Rica): Ermitaño enano
Spanish (Spain): Ermitaño Chico
Spanish (HBW): Little Hermit
Spanish (Honduras): Ermitaño Chico
Spanish (Nicaragua): Ermitaño Enano
Spanish (Venezuela): Ermitañito Pequeño
Estonian: guajaana selvakoolibri
Finnish: Erakkokolibri
French: Ermite nain
Croatian: gvajanski kolibrić
Hungarian: *rozsdás remetekolibri, rozsdás remetekolibri
Icelandic: Goðabríi
Italian: Colibrì del sole piccolo, Eremita minore
Japanese (romaji): kobitoyumihachidori
Japanese: コビトユミハチドリ
Scientific: Phaethornis longuemareus, Phaethornis longuemareus longuemareus, Trochilus Longuemareus
Lithuanian: Nykštukinis saulėtasis kolibris
Dutch: Kleine Heremietkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Småeremitt
Norwegian: Småeremitt
Polish: pustelnik rdzawy
Portuguese: Besourinho-dorso-verde, Rabo-branco-de-garganta-escu-
Portuguese (Brazil): Rabo-branco-de-garganta-escura
Portuguese (Portugal): eremita-pequeno
Russian: *Крошечный солнечный колибри, Крошечный солнечный колибри, Малый колибри-отшельник, Солнечный колибри Маргарета
Slovak: slnečníček hrdzavý
Serbian: Mali kolibri pustinjak
Sranan: Korke, Kownubri
Swedish: Mindre eremit
Turkish: Küçük hermit
Ukrainian: Ерміт тринідадський
Chinese: 小隐蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 小隱蜂鳥

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