Needle-billed hermit

Needle-billed hermit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Trochilidae
Genus:Phaethornis
Species: P. philippii
Binomial name
Phaethornis philippii
(Bourcier, 1847)

The needle-billed hermit (Phaethornis philippii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in western Brazil, Peru and northwestern Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phaethornis philippii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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