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Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Phaethornis

Mexican Hermit

Phaethornis mexicanus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (mexher1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Phaethornis

Subspecies (2)

Phaethornis mexicanus griseoventer

western Mexico (Nayarit to Colima)
Phaethornis mexicanus mexicanus

southwestern Mexico (western Guerrero to southeastern Oaxaca)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (mexher1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.