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Scale-throated hermit

Phaethornis eurynome (R. Lesson, 1832)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 5.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome)
Photo: John Gould / Henry Constantine Richter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the scale-throated hermit

Weight
5.3 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 scale-throated hermit live?

Not recorded

What is the scale-throated hermit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) is a species in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

From the Wikipedia article “Scale-throated hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scale-throated_hermit&oldid=1379927171), 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 scale-throated hermit endangered?

The scale-throated 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 scale-throated hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusPhaethornis
  7. SpeciesPhaethornis eurynome (R. Lesson, 1832)

Synonyms Phaethornis eurynome nigrirostris, Phaethornis nigrirostris, Trochilus eurynome

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • colibrí ermità escatósCatalan
  • kolibřík šupinkovýCzech
  • kolibřík šupinkohrdlýCzech
  • Skælstrubet EremitDanish
  • SchuppenkehleremitGerman
  • Schuppenkehl-EremitGerman
  • Schuppenkehl-SchattenkolibriGerman
  • skvamgorĝa ermitkolibroEsperanto
  • Ermitaño escamosoSpanish
  • Ermitaño escamadoSpanish
  • suomuerakkokolibriFinnish
  • Ermite eurynomeFrench
  • ljuskastogrli kolibrićCroatian
  • pikkelyestorkú remetekolibriHungarian
  • Eremita golasquamataItalian
  • ウロコユミハチドリJapanese
  • žvynuotagurklis saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
  • SchubkeelheremietkolibrieDutch
  • skjellstrupeeremittNorwegian
  • pustelnik łuskogardłyPolish
  • eremita-escamosoPortuguese
  • rabo-branco-de-garganta-rajadaPortuguese
  • Чешуегорлый солнечный колибриRussian
  • Чешуегорлый колибри-отшельникRussian
  • slnečníček lesnýSlovak
  • fjällstrupseremitSwedish
  • fjällstrupig eremitSwedish
  • Pullu HermitTurkish
  • ерміт багійськийUkrainian
  • 鱗喉隱蜂鳥Chinese
  • 鳞喉隐蜂鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the scale-throated 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 scale-throated hermit?

An adult scale-throated hermit weighs 5.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the scale-throated hermit endangered?

The scale-throated 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 scale-throated hermit?

The scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scale-throated-hermit

MLA

“Scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scale-throated-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{scale_throated_hermit_2026,
  title = {Scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scale-throated-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}