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Sooty-capped hermit

Phaethornis augusti (Bourcier, 1847)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The sooty-capped hermit (Phaethornis augusti) 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.

Sooty-capped hermit (Phaethornis augusti)
Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sooty-capped 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 sooty-capped hermit live?

Not recorded

What is the sooty-capped hermit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The sooty-capped hermit (Phaethornis augusti) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Sooty-capped hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sooty-capped_hermit&oldid=1315355866), 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 sooty-capped hermit endangered?

The sooty-capped 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 sooty-capped hermit classified?

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

Synonyms Trochilus augusti

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • colibrí ermità d'AgusteCatalan
  • kolibřík tmavotemennýCzech
  • meudwy penrhesogWelsh
  • Sodisset EremitDanish
  • KappeneremitGerman
  • Graubauch-SchattenkolibriGerman
  • Kappen-EremitGerman
  • fulgoĉapa ermitkolibroEsperanto
  • Ermitaño limpiacasaSpanish
  • nokierakkokolibriFinnish
  • Ermite d'AugusteFrench
  • Ermite d’AugusteFrench
  • tamnokapi kolibrićCroatian
  • ezüstös remetekolibriHungarian
  • Eremita capocenereItalian
  • コシアカユミハチドリJapanese
  • pilkakepuris saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
  • SoteremittNorwegian Bokmål
  • BruinkapkolibrieDutch
  • BruinkapheremietkolibrieDutch
  • sotkroneeremittNorwegian
  • pustelnik rdzaworzytnyPolish
  • rabo-branco-cinza-claroPortuguese
  • eremita-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Серобрюхий колибри-отшельникRussian
  • Черношапочный солнечный колибриRussian
  • slnečníček čarovnýSlovak
  • Kolibri pustinjak sa čađavom kapicomSerbian
  • SoteremitSwedish
  • sotkronad eremitSwedish
  • Venezüela HermitiTurkish
  • ерміт сіроволийUkrainian
  • 乌顶隐蜂鸟Chinese
  • 烏頂隱蜂鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the sooty-capped 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 sooty-capped hermit?

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

Is the sooty-capped hermit endangered?

The sooty-capped 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 sooty-capped hermit?

The sooty-capped hermit (Phaethornis augusti) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{sooty_capped_hermit_2026,
  title = {Sooty-capped hermit (Phaethornis augusti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sooty-capped-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}