Green Hermit

Phaethornis guy

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Phaethornis
eBird Code
greher1

Subspecies (4)

  • Phaethornis guy apicalis

    east slope of Andes (northern Colombia to northwestern Venezuela and eastern Peru)

  • Phaethornis guy coruscus

    mainly subtropical Costa Rica, Panama, and northwestern Colombia

  • Phaethornis guy emiliae

    major river valleys of west-central Colombia

  • Phaethornis guy guy

    northeastern Venezuela and Trinidad

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.