Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Phaethornis

Great-billed Hermit

Phaethornis malaris

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Phaethornis malaris bolivianus

southeastern Peru to Bolivia and western Brazil (to west bank of Rio Tapajós)
Phaethornis malaris insolitus

eastern Colombia to southern Venezuela and adjacent northern Brazil
Phaethornis malaris malaris

Suriname and French Guiana to adjacent northern Brazil (Amapá)
Phaethornis malaris margarettae

coastal eastern Brazil (Pernambuco to Espírito Santo)
Phaethornis malaris moorei

eastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador and northern Peru
Phaethornis malaris ochraceiventris

northeastern Peru and western Brazil to lower Rio Madeira (south of the Amazon River)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.