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Needle-billed hermit

Phaethornis philippii (Bourcier, 1847)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The needle-billed hermit (Phaethornis philippii) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 4 g to 5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Needle-billed hermit (Phaethornis philippii)
Photo: Hector Bottai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the needle-billed hermit

Weight
4 g – 5 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
Not recorded
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 needle-billed hermit live?

Not recorded

What is the needle-billed hermit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The needle-billed hermit (Phaethornis philippii) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru.

From the Wikipedia article “Needle-billed hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Needle-billed_hermit&oldid=1379256208), 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 needle-billed hermit endangered?

The needle-billed 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 needle-billed hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusPhaethornis
  7. SpeciesPhaethornis philippii (Bourcier, 1847)

Synonyms Trochilus defilippii, Trochilus philippii

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • colibrí ermità bec d'agullaCatalan
  • kolibřík jehlozobýCzech
  • meudwy pigfainWelsh
  • Orangebuget EremitDanish
  • Rotbrauner EremitGerman
  • Dünnschnabel-EremitGerman
  • DünnschnabeleremitGerman
  • Orangefarbener SchattenkolibriGerman
  • Orangekehl-SchattenkolibriGerman
  • nadlobeka ermitkolibroEsperanto
  • Ermitaño picoagujaSpanish
  • Ermitaño de Pico AgujaSpanish
  • neulaerakkokolibriFinnish
  • Ermite de FilippiFrench
  • Ermite de De FilippiFrench
  • iglokljuni kolibrićCroatian
  • Eremita beccoaguzzoItalian
  • ハリハシハチドリJapanese
  • plonasnapis saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
  • NaaldsnavelheremietkolibrieDutch
  • nåleremittNorwegian
  • pustelnik cienkodziobyPolish
  • rabo-branco-amareloPortuguese
  • eremita-bico-de-agulhaPortuguese
  • Тонкоклювый солнечный колибриRussian
  • Тонкоклювый колибри-отшельникRussian
  • slnečníček tenkozobýSlovak
  • Iglokljuni kolibri pustinjakSerbian
  • nålnäbbseremitSwedish
  • nålnäbbad eremitSwedish
  • İğne Gagalı HermitTurkish
  • ерміт тонкодзьобийUkrainian
  • 細嘴隱蜂鳥Chinese
  • 细嘴隐蜂鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the needle-billed 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 needle-billed hermit?

An adult needle-billed hermit weighs 4 g – 5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the needle-billed hermit endangered?

The needle-billed 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 needle-billed hermit?

The needle-billed hermit (Phaethornis philippii) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{needle_billed_hermit_2026,
  title = {Needle-billed hermit (Phaethornis philippii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/needle-billed-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}