Stripe-Throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
About This Species
A small hummingbird of Central and northern South American forest understory, typically seen trap-lining a regular route between heliconia and other tubular flowers rather than defending one patch. The curved bill and streaked throat are best seen when a bird hovers to feed, which it does repeatedly along the same circuit through the day. Shaded forest edges and clearings with flowering heliconia are the most productive places to wait.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- Keep still near a flowering patch rather than following the bird along its route, since repeated chasing wastes energy it needs for its high metabolic rate.
- A couple of metres back is usually enough to get good views without deterring feeding visits.
- Habitat protection matters more than individual approach distance here, so staying on established trails through forest reserves helps more than anything else.
LCAvesApodiformesTrochilidae
Seasonal Activity
169,285 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
Photo
(c) Jack Cochran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jack Cochran
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Occurrence data from GBIF.