Buff-bellied Hermit (Phaethornis subochraceus)
About the Buff-bellied Hermit
The buff-bellied hermit (Phaethornis subochraceus) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil. The buff-bellied hermit is closely related to the sooty-capped hermit (P. augusti) and planalto hermit (P. pretrei). It is monotypic. The buff-bellied hermit is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 3.5 to 4 g (0.12 to 0.14 oz). It has metallic green upperparts and ochre to buff underparts. The innermost pair of tail feathers are longer than the others and all have white tips.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 10 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 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 Bolivia, 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.