Scale-throated Hermit (Phaethornis eurynome)

About the Scale-throated Hermit
The scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) is a species in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Though the scale-throated hermit is a member of the large genus Phaethornis it seems to have no close relatives. It has two subspecies, the nominate P. e. eurynome and P. e. paraguayensis. A third proposed subspecies, P. e. pinheiroi, has not been accepted by most taxonomists. The supposed "black-billed hermit", described as P. nigrirostris, was proven to be a mutant P. eurynome with an all-black bill.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 139 recordings for this species: 14 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Green HermitPhaethornis guyrecording
- Grey-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularisrecording
- Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostrisrecording
- Reddish HermitPhaethornis ruberrecording
- Stripe-throated HermitPhaethornis striigularisrecording
- White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruquirecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.