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Hook-billed hermit

Glaucis dohrnii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852)

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The hook-billed hermit (Glaucis dohrnii) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 5.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Hook-billed hermit (Glaucis dohrnii)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the hook-billed hermit

Weight
5.8 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
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the hook-billed hermit live?

Not recorded

What is the hook-billed hermit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The hook-billed hermit (Glaucis dohrnii) is a threatened species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to a small area of Brazil.

From the Wikipedia article “Hook-billed hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hook-billed_hermit&oldid=1380567544), 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 hook-billed hermit endangered?

The hook-billed hermit is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species.

How is the hook-billed hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusGlaucis
  7. SpeciesGlaucis dohrnii (Bourcier & Mulsant, 1852)

Synonyms Ramphodon dohrnii, Ramphodon dohrnii dohrnii, Trochilus dohrnii

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Hook-billed hummingbirdEnglish
  • Извитоклюно колибриBulgarian
  • colibrí ermità de DohrnCatalan
  • Glaucis dohrniiCebuano
  • kolibřík bronzovoocasýCzech
  • meudwy crymbigWelsh
  • KrognæbskolibriDanish
  • Bronzeschwanz-SchattenkolibriGerman
  • bronzvosta ermitkolibroEsperanto
  • Ermitaño de Espírito SantoSpanish
  • گوشهگیر نوکچنگکیPersian
  • brasiliankaarikolibriFinnish
  • Ermite de DohrnFrench
  • bahijski kolibrićCroatian
  • Bahia-remetekolibriHungarian
  • Eremita uncinatoItalian
  • カギハシハチドリJapanese
  • aštriasnapis kolibris atsiskyrėlisLithuanian
  • BronsstaartheremietkolibrieDutch
  • bahiaeremittNorwegian
  • pustelnik hakodziobyPolish
  • balança-rabo-canelaPortuguese
  • eremita-de-espírito-santoPortuguese
  • Бронзовохвостый рамфодонRussian
  • Восточный колибри-отшельникRussian
  • pustovníček krivozobýSlovak
  • Baijski kolibri pustinjakSerbian
  • kroknäbbseremitSwedish
  • kroknäbbad eremitSwedish
  • Espirito Santo HermitiTurkish
  • ерміт-самітник багійськийUkrainian
  • Ruồi mỏ quămVietnamese
  • 鉤嘴銅色蜂鳥Chinese
  • 钩嘴铜色蜂鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hook-billed hermit

Other species in the same genus Glaucis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the hook-billed hermit?

An adult hook-billed hermit weighs 5.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hook-billed hermit endangered?

The hook-billed hermit is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the hook-billed hermit?

The hook-billed hermit (Glaucis dohrnii) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Hook-billed hermit (Glaucis dohrnii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hook-billed-hermit

MLA

“Hook-billed hermit (Glaucis dohrnii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hook-billed-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{hook_billed_hermit_2026,
  title = {Hook-billed hermit (Glaucis dohrnii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hook-billed-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}