Green hermit
Phaethornis guy (R. Lesson, 1833)
The green hermit (Phaethornis guy) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.9 g to 6.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the green hermit
- Weight
- 4.9 g – 6.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3src for Litters or clutches a year
- 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 green hermit live?
Not recorded
What is the green hermit?
The green hermit (Phaethornis guy) is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder from southern Central America (Costa Rica and Panama) south to northern South America (north-eastern Venezuela and Trinidad, and the northern Andes of eastern Peru)
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What does the green hermit sound like?
Is the green hermit endangered?
The green hermit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the green hermit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusPhaethornis
- SpeciesPhaethornis guy (R. Lesson, 1833)
Synonyms Trochilus guy
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- colibrí ermità verdCatalan
- kolibřík šedobřichýCzech
- meudwy gwyrddWelsh
- Grøn EremitDanish
- GrünschattenkolibriGerman
- Graubrust-EremitGerman
- Grüner SchattenkolibriGerman
- verda ermitkolibroEsperanto
- Ermitaño verdeSpanish
- vihererakkokolibriFinnish
- Ermite vertFrench
- zelenoleđi kolibrićCroatian
- zöldhátú remetekolibriHungarian
- Eremita verdeItalian
- Colibrì del sole verdeItalian
- ミドリユミハチドリJapanese
- žaliasis saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
- Groene HeremietkolibrieDutch
- grønneremittNorwegian
- pustelnik zielonyPolish
- eremita-verdePortuguese
- rabo-branco-verdePortuguese
- Зелёный колибри-отшельникRussian
- Серогрудый солнечный колибриRussian
- slnečníček zelenýSlovak
- Zeleni kolibri pustinjakSerbian
- grön eremitSwedish
- Yeşil HermitTurkish
- ерміт зеленийUkrainian
- 绿隐蜂鸟Chinese
- 綠色隱蜂鳥Chinese
Relatives of the green hermit
Other species in the same genus Phaethornis.
Reddish hermit
Phaethornis ruber
Planalto hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
Dusky-throated hermit
Phaethornis squalidus
Tawny-bellied hermit
Phaethornis syrmatophorus
Straight-billed hermit
Phaethornis bourcieri
Scale-throated hermit
Phaethornis eurynome
CompareGreen hermit vs Reddish hermitGreen hermit vs Planalto hermitGreen hermit vs Dusky-throated hermitGreen hermit vs Tawny-bellied hermit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green hermit?
An adult green hermit weighs 4.9 g – 6.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green hermit endangered?
The green 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 green hermit?
The green hermit (Phaethornis guy) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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