Black-throated Hermit

Phaethornis atrimentalis

The black-throated hermit is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. This small hermit is found in the western Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its diet pertains to anthropods and flowering plants such as Costus, Aechmea, Palicourea and Drymonia.
Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyTrochilidae
GenusPhaethornis
SpeciesP. atrimentalis
Photographed in
Peru