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Black-throated hermit

Phaethornis atrimentalis Lawrence, 1858

LCLeast Concernbirds

The black-throated hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 2.5 g to 2.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black-throated hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis)
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Quick facts about the black-throated hermit

Weight
2.5 g – 2.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black-throated hermit live?

Not recorded

What is the black-throated hermit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black-throated hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Black-throated hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black-throated_hermit&oldid=1379921031), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black-throated hermit endangered?

The black-throated hermit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the black-throated hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusPhaethornis
  7. SpeciesPhaethornis atrimentalis Lawrence, 1858

Synonyms Phaethornis longuemareus atrimentalis, Phaethornis longuemareus longuemareus

Other names and names in other languages (28)
  • colibrí ermità golanegreCatalan
  • kolibřík podrostníCzech
  • Sortstrubet DværgeremitDanish
  • ZwergeremitGerman
  • Schwarzkehl-SchattenkolibriGerman
  • nigragorĝa ermitkolibroEsperanto
  • Ermitaño barbinegroSpanish
  • Ermitaño de Garganta NegraSpanish
  • sepelerakkokolibriFinnish
  • Ermite à gorge noireFrench
  • cimetastotrbi kolibrićCroatian
  • Eremita golaneraItalian
  • クロカガクユミハチドリJapanese
  • juodagurklis saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
  • ZwartkeelheremietkolibrieDutch
  • mørkstrupeeremittNorwegian
  • pustelnik andyjskiPolish
  • eremita-de-garganta-pretaPortuguese
  • rabo-branco-de-garganta-escuraPortuguese
  • Солнечный колибри МаргаретаRussian
  • Черногорлый колибри-отшельникRussian
  • slnečníček tmavohrdlýSlovak
  • Crnogrli kolibri pustinjakSerbian
  • svartstrupig eremitSwedish
  • Kara Gerdanlı HermitTurkish
  • ерміт еквадорськийUkrainian
  • 黑喉隐蜂鸟Chinese
  • 黑喉隱蜂鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the black-throated hermit

Other species in the same genus Phaethornis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black-throated hermit?

An adult black-throated hermit weighs 2.5 g – 2.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black-throated hermit endangered?

The black-throated hermit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black-throated hermit?

The black-throated hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Black-throated hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-throated-hermit

MLA

“Black-throated hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-throated-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{black_throated_hermit_2026,
  title = {Black-throated hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-throated-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}