Streak-throated hermit
| Streak-throated Hermit | |
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| Species: | P. rupurumii
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| Phaethornis rupurumii Boucard, 1892
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The Streak-throated Hermit (Phaethornis rupurumii), also known as the Rupurumi Hermit, is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the Dusky-throated Hermit. The Streak-throated Hermit is found in forest, woodland and dense shrub in north-eastern South America. It has two subspecies; the nominate subspecies is found in south-eastern Venezuela, west-central Guyana, and northern Brazil (especially near the lower Negro and Branco Rivers), and the subspecies amazonicus is found near the lower Amazon River in Brazil. A small hermit with a total length of approximately 9 cm, both subspecies have very pale buff-grey underparts and dark streaks on the throat.
References
- BirdLife International 2006. Phaethornis rupurumii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
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