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Rufous-breasted Hermit
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Rufous-breasted Hermit

Glaucis hirsutus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRufous-breasted Hermit
DutchGrzimeks Baardkolibrie
SpanishErmitaño Hirsuto
Chinese棕胸铜色蜂鸟
Sranan Tongokorke (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongolonkriki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameGlaucis hirsutus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

About this species

The rufous-breasted hermit or hairy hermit (Glaucis hirsutus) is a hummingbird that breeds from Panama south to Bolivia, and on Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada. It is a widespread and generally common species, though local populations may change in numbers and disappear altogether in marginal habitat.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusGlaucis

In Suriname

412Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1857First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne134
  • Sipaliwini127
  • Paramaribo40
  • Para12
  • Nickerie11
  • Brokopondo7
  • Wanica6
  • Coronie2
  • Saramacca2

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

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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