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Straight-billed hermit

Phaethornis bourcieri (R. Lesson, 1832)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The straight-billed hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.9 g to 4.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Straight-billed hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri)
Photo: Gary L. Clark · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the straight-billed hermit

Weight
3.9 g – 4.3 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 straight-billed hermit live?

Not recorded

What is the straight-billed hermit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The straight-billed hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

From the Wikipedia article “Straight-billed hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Straight-billed_hermit&oldid=1379927207), 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 straight-billed hermit endangered?

The straight-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 straight-billed hermit classified?

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

Synonyms Trochilus bourcieri

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • colibrí ermità de BourcierCatalan
  • kolibřík šídlozobýCzech
  • meudwy sythbigWelsh
  • Retnæbbet EremitDanish
  • GeradschnabeleremitGerman
  • Braunbauch-SchattenkolibriGerman
  • Geradschnabel-EremitGerman
  • rektabeka ermitkolibroEsperanto
  • Ermitaño piquirrectoSpanish
  • Ermitaño de Pico RectoSpanish
  • kalpaerakkokolibriFinnish
  • Ermite de BourcierFrench
  • maslinastoleđi kolibrićCroatian
  • Eremita beccodrittoItalian
  • ケンハシハチドリJapanese
  • tiesiasnapis saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
  • PriemsnavelheremietkolibrieDutch
  • floretteremittNorwegian
  • pustelnik prostodziobyPolish
  • eremita-de-bico-direitoPortuguese
  • rabo-branco-de-bico-retoPortuguese
  • Прямоклювый солнечный колибриRussian
  • Прямоклювый колибри-отшельникRussian
  • slnečníček priamozobýSlovak
  • Pravokljuni kolibri pustinjakSerbian
  • floretteremitSwedish
  • Düz Gagalı HermitTurkish
  • ерміт прямодзьобийUkrainian
  • 直嘴隐蜂鸟Chinese
  • 直嘴隱蜂鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the straight-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 straight-billed hermit?

An adult straight-billed hermit weighs 3.9 g – 4.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the straight-billed hermit endangered?

The straight-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 straight-billed hermit?

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

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Straight-billed hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/straight-billed-hermit

MLA

“Straight-billed hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/straight-billed-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{straight_billed_hermit_2026,
  title = {Straight-billed hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/straight-billed-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}