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Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Phaethornis

Green Hermit

Phaethornis guy

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (greher1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Phaethornis

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

AviList 2025 eBird (greher1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.