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Long-tailed hermit

Phaethornis superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.5 g to 6.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the long-tailed hermit

Weight
5.5 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
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 long-tailed hermit live?

Not recorded

What is the long-tailed hermit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus) is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder in Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-eastern Brazil. This species was formerly referred to as the eastern long-tailed hermit.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-tailed hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-tailed_hermit&oldid=1320596856), 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 long-tailed hermit endangered?

The long-tailed 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.

How is the long-tailed hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusPhaethornis
  7. SpeciesPhaethornis superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Trochilus superciliosus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Eastern long-tailed hermitEnglish
  • colibrí ermità amazònicCatalan
  • kolibřík poustevníkCzech
  • meudwy cynffonhirWelsh
  • Rustbrun EremitDanish
  • LangschwanzeremitGerman
  • Langschwanz-EremitGerman
  • Langschwanz-SchattenkolibriGerman
  • Östlicher Langschwanz-SchattenkolibriGerman
  • longvosta ermitkolibroEsperanto
  • Ermitaño colilargoSpanish
  • Ermitaño cola largaSpanish
  • pyrstöerakkokolibriFinnish
  • Ermite à brins blancsFrench
  • riđotrbi kolibrićCroatian
  • hosszúfarkú remetekolibriHungarian
  • Eremita codalunga orientaleItalian
  • ユミハシハチドリJapanese
  • rytinis saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
  • Oostelijke LangstaartheremietkolibrieDutch
  • stjerteremittNorwegian
  • pustelnik długosternyPolish
  • eremita-rabilongoPortuguese
  • Besourão-de-rabo-brancoPortuguese
  • rabo-branco-de-bigodesPortuguese
  • Солнечный колибриRussian
  • Длиннохвостый колибри-отшельникRussian
  • slnečníček pustovníkSlovak
  • Dugorepi kolibri pustinjakSerbian
  • långstjärtad eremitSwedish
  • Uzun Kuyruklu HermitTurkish
  • ерміт венесуельськийUkrainian
  • 長尾隱蜂鳥Chinese
  • 长尾隐蜂鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the long-tailed 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 long-tailed hermit?

An adult long-tailed hermit weighs 5.5 g – 6.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-tailed hermit endangered?

The long-tailed 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 long-tailed hermit?

The long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-hermit

MLA

“Long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{long_tailed_hermit_2026,
  title = {Long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}