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Little Hermit
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Little Hermit

Phaethornis longuemareus (R.Lesson, 1832)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLittle Hermit
DutchKleine Heremietkolibrie
SpanishErmitaño enano
Chinese小隐蜂鸟
Sranan Tongokorke (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongolonkriki (general name for the group)
Scientific namePhaethornis longuemareus (R.Lesson, 1832)

About this species

The little hermit (Phaethornis longuemareus) is a hummingbird that is a resident breeder in north-eastern Venezuela, northern Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Trinidad. This lowland species occurs in various semi-open wooded habitats, e.g. mangrove, secondary forest, plantations and scrub. In Trinidad it also occurs in rainforest. It is fairly common in most of its range, and therefore listed as Least Concern by BirdLife International on the IUCN Red List.

Previously, several other small hermits were considered subspecies of this species. This includes the stripe-throated hermit (P. striigularis) of Central America and north-western South America, the minute hermit (P. idaliae) of south-eastern Brazil, the Tapajós hermit (P. aethopyga) of south-eastern Amazonia, and the black-throated hermit (P. atrimentalis) of western Amazonia. As presently defined, the little hermit is monotypic.

It is among the smallest hummingbirds and birds overall with a total length of about 9 cm (3.5 in) and a weight of 2.5–3.5 g (0.09–0.12 oz).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusPhaethornis

In Suriname

184Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne81
  • Paramaribo24
  • Para19
  • Brokopondo18
  • Sipaliwini8
  • Marowijne6
  • Wanica2

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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