Pale-bellied Hermit - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Gerald Friesen
Darien Region, Panama, February 2015

Phaethornis anthophilus

Identification

13 cm

• Green upperparts
• Pale grey underparts

Distribution

Central and South America
Central America: occurs only in Panama
South America: Colombia and Venezuela

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are two subspecies^[1]:

• P. a. hyalinus:

• Pearl Islands (Bay of Panama)

• P. a. anthophilus:

• Central Panama to Colombia and northern Venezuela

Habitat

A variety of drier woodland, semi-deciduous forests and shrubby edges.

Behaviour

They use the trap-lining method of feeding. Their main diet consists of nectar supplemented by small arthropods.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pale-bellied Hermit. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pale-bellied_Hermit

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