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Mexican hermit

Phaethornis mexicanus Hartert, 1897

LCLeast Concernbirds

The mexican hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.5 g to 6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mexican hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus)
Photo: Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mexican hermit

Weight
5.5 g – 6 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 mexican hermit live?

Not recorded

What is the mexican hermit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Mexican hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to Mexico.

From the Wikipedia article “Mexican hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mexican_hermit&oldid=1379751590), 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 mexican hermit endangered?

The mexican 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 mexican hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusPhaethornis
  7. SpeciesPhaethornis mexicanus Hartert, 1897

Synonyms Phaethornis superciliosus mexicanus

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Mexican long-billed hermitEnglish
  • colibrí ermità mexicàCatalan
  • kolibřík západomexickýCzech
  • Mexicansk EremitDanish
  • MexikoschattenkolibriGerman
  • meksika ermitkolibroEsperanto
  • Ermitaño mexicanoSpanish
  • Colibrí Ermitaño MexicanoSpanish
  • Ermintaño mexicanoSpanish
  • Ermite de HartertFrench
  • pepeljastoprsi kolibirćCroatian
  • メキシコユミハチドリJapanese
  • Meksikinis saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
  • Mexicaanse HeremietkolibrieDutch
  • mexicoeremittNorwegian
  • pustelnik meksykańskiPolish
  • eremita-mexicanoPortuguese
  • rabo-branco-mexicanoPortuguese
  • Мексиканский солнечный колибриRussian
  • Мексиканский колибри-отшельникRussian
  • slnečníček mexickýSlovak
  • Meksički kolibri pustinjakSerbian
  • mexikansk eremitSwedish
  • Meksika HermitiTurkish
  • ерміт південнийUkrainian
  • 墨西哥隐蜂鸟Chinese
  • 墨西哥隱蜂鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the mexican 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 mexican hermit?

An adult mexican hermit weighs 5.5 g – 6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mexican hermit endangered?

The mexican 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 mexican hermit?

The mexican hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mexican hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-hermit

MLA

“Mexican hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{mexican_hermit_2026,
  title = {Mexican hermit (Phaethornis mexicanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}