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====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
 
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
 
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''P. g. porcullae'':
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:*Lower slopes of west side of Andes of southwestern [[Ecuador]] (Loja) and northwestern [[Peru]] (Tumbes, Piura, and Lambayeque)
 
*''P. g. griseogularis'':
 
*''P. g. griseogularis'':
 
:*Andes of [[Colombia]] to northern [[Peru]], southern [[Venezuela]] and adjacent [[Brazil]]
 
:*Andes of [[Colombia]] to northern [[Peru]], southern [[Venezuela]] and adjacent [[Brazil]]
 
*''P. g. zonura'':
 
*''P. g. zonura'':
:*North-western [[Peru]] (Cajamarca and adjacent Amazonas)
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:*Northern [[Peru]] (Marañón Valley in eastern Cajamarca and adjacent Amazonas)
*''P. g. porcullae'':
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:*Andes of northern [[Peru]] (Tumbes, Piura and Lambayeque)
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Lower slopes of cloud forest and forest edges.
 
Lower slopes of cloud forest and forest edges.
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Their main diet consists of nectar and insects; feeding by the [[Dictionary_T-Z#T|trap-lining]] method.
 
Their main diet consists of nectar and insects; feeding by the [[Dictionary_T-Z#T|trap-lining]] method.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V12.2}}#Avibase
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
 
#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Phaethornis+griseogularis}}
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{{GSearch|"Phaethornis griseogularis" {{!}} "Gray-chinned Hermit"}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaethornis]]
 
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phaethornis]]

Latest revision as of 23:31, 19 November 2022

Photo © by NJLarsen
Copalinga, Zamora, SE Ecuador, 15 June 2019
Phaethornis griseogularis

Identification

8–10 cm

Similar Species

Very similar to Stripe-throated Hermit.

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies[1]:

  • P. g. porcullae:
  • Lower slopes of west side of Andes of southwestern Ecuador (Loja) and northwestern Peru (Tumbes, Piura, and Lambayeque)
  • P. g. griseogularis:
  • P. g. zonura:
  • Northern Peru (Marañón Valley in eastern Cajamarca and adjacent Amazonas)

Habitat

Lower slopes of cloud forest and forest edges.

Behaviour

Diet

Their main diet consists of nectar and insects; feeding by the trap-lining method.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Avibase
  4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.

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