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Saw-billed hermit

Ramphodon naevius (Dumont, 1818)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 7.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius)
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Quick facts about the saw-billed hermit

Weight
7.9 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 saw-billed hermit live?

Not recorded

What is the saw-billed hermit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius) is a hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to Brazil.

From the Wikipedia article “Saw-billed hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saw-billed_hermit&oldid=1379927159), 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 saw-billed hermit endangered?

The saw-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 saw-billed hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusRamphodon
  7. SpeciesRamphodon naevius (Dumont, 1818)

Synonyms Gryphus ruficollis, Ramphodon naevius naevius, Trochilus naevius, Trochilus squamosus

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • Colibrí ermità becserratCatalan
  • colibrí ermità bec-serratCatalan
  • kolibřík pilozobýCzech
  • Meudwy danheddogWelsh
  • SavnæbskolibriDanish
  • Sägeschnabel-SchattenkolibriGerman
  • Sägeschnabel-EremitGerman
  • segilbeka ermitkolibroEsperanto
  • Ermitaño picosierraSpanish
  • گوشهگیر نوکارهایPersian
  • sahanokkakolibriFinnish
  • Ermite tachetéFrench
  • pjegavoprsi kolibrićCroatian
  • fűrészescsőrű remetekolibriHungarian
  • Eremita seghettatoItalian
  • ノコハシハチドリJapanese
  • dančiasnapis ramfodonasLithuanian
  • ZaagsnavelheremietkolibrieDutch
  • sagnebberemittNorwegian
  • piłodziobekPolish
  • beija flor rajadoPortuguese
  • Beija-flor-do-matoPortuguese
  • beija-flor-rajadoPortuguese
  • eremita-bico-de-serraPortuguese
  • Пилоклювый рамфодонRussian
  • Пилоклювый колибри-отшельникRussian
  • pustovníček pílkozobýSlovak
  • Testerastokljuni kolibri pustinjakSerbian
  • sågnäbbskolibriSwedish
  • sågnäbbad eremitSwedish
  • Testere Gagalı HermitTurkish
  • ерміт прибережнийUkrainian
  • 鋸嘴蜂鳥Chinese
  • 锯嘴蜂鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the saw-billed hermit

Other species in the same family Trochilidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the saw-billed hermit?

An adult saw-billed hermit weighs 7.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the saw-billed hermit endangered?

The saw-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 saw-billed hermit?

The saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/saw-billed-hermit

MLA

“Saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/saw-billed-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{saw_billed_hermit_2026,
  title = {Saw-billed hermit (Ramphodon naevius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saw-billed-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}