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Great-billed Hermit
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Great-billed Hermit

Phaethornis malaris (Nordmann, 1835)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGreat-billed Hermit
DutchLangsnavelheremietkolibrie
SpanishErmitaño piquigrande
Chinese大嘴隐蜂鸟
Sranan Tongokorke (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongolonkriki (general name for the group)
Scientific namePhaethornis malaris (Nordmann, 1835)

About this species

The great-billed hermit (Phaethornis malaris) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusPhaethornis

In Suriname

36Records in Suriname
5iNaturalist observations
1965First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini25
  • Brokopondo6
  • Para2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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