Dusky-throated Hermit (Phaethornis squalidus)
About the Dusky-throated Hermit
The dusky-throated hermit (Phaethornis squalidus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to Brazil. The dusky-throated hermit has sometimes included what is now (2021) the streak-throated hermit (P. rupurumii), but it is now treated as monotypic. The dusky-throated hermit is 10 to 12.5 cm (3.9 to 4.9 in) long and weighs 2.5 to 3.5 g (0.088 to 0.12 oz). A medium-sized hermit hummingbird, it is generally brownish with a greenish back and ochraceous underparts and has a black "mask," white supercilium, malar stripe, and a dark brown throat. The sexes are generally alike, though the female may have paler underparts and a slightly more decurved bill.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 22 recordings for this species: 16 CC BY-NC-SA · 6 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 Brazil 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.