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Straight-billed Hermit
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Straight-billed Hermit

Phaethornis bourcieri (R.Lesson, 1832)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishStraight-billed Hermit
DutchPriemsnavelheremietkolibrie
SpanishErmitaño de Pico Recto
Chinese直嘴隐蜂鸟
Sranan Tongokorke (general name for the group)
Sranan Tongolonkriki (general name for the group)
Scientific namePhaethornis bourcieri (R.Lesson, 1832)

About this species

The straight-billed hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusPhaethornis

In Suriname

849Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1921First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini477
  • Brokopondo325
  • Para25
  • Commewijne3
  • Wanica1
  • Marowijne1

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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