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Long-tailed Hermit
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Long-tailed Hermit

Phaethornis superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLong-tailed Hermit
DutchOostelijke Langstaartheremietkolibrie
SpanishErmitaño cola larga
Chinese长尾隐蜂鸟
Sranan Tongokorke (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongolonkriki (general name for the group)
Scientific namePhaethornis superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

The long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus) is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder in Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-eastern Brazil. This species was formerly referred to as the eastern long-tailed hermit.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusPhaethornis

In Suriname

1,248Records in Suriname
7iNaturalist observations
1914First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini581
  • Brokopondo574
  • Para56
  • Paramaribo9
  • Commewijne5
  • Wanica2
  • Nickerie2

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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