White-bearded hermit
Phaethornis hispidus (Gould, 1846)
The white-bearded hermit (Phaethornis hispidus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the white-bearded hermit
- Weight
- 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
- 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 white-bearded hermit live?
Not recorded
What is the white-bearded hermit?
The white-bearded hermit (Phaethornis hispidus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
From the Wikipedia article “White-bearded hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-bearded_hermit&oldid=1379734978), 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 white-bearded hermit endangered?
The white-bearded hermit is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the white-bearded hermit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusPhaethornis
- SpeciesPhaethornis hispidus (Gould, 1846)
Synonyms Phaethornis villosus, Trochilus hispidus, Trochilus oseryi
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- colibrí ermità barbablancCatalan
- kolibřík běloknírkovýCzech
- Hvidskægget EremitDanish
- WeißbarteremitGerman
- Weißbart-EremitGerman
- Weißbart-SchattenkolibriGerman
- blankbarba ermitkolibroEsperanto
- Ermitaño barbiblancoSpanish
- Ermitaño de Barba BlancaSpanish
- solmioerakkokolibriFinnish
- Ermite d'OseryFrench
- Ermite d’OseryFrench
- sivoprsi kolibrićCroatian
- Eremita barbabiancaItalian
- ノドジロユミハチドリJapanese
- baltabarzdis saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
- WitbaardheremietkolibrieDutch
- hvitskjeggeremittNorwegian
- pustelnik białobrodyPolish
- rabo-branco-cinzaPortuguese
- eremita-de-barba-brancaPortuguese
- Белобородый солнечный колибриRussian
- Белобородый колибри-отшельникRussian
- slnečníček bielobradýSlovak
- Belobradi kolibri pustinjakSerbian
- vitskäggseremitSwedish
- Ak Sakallı HermitTurkish
- ерміт сірогузийUkrainian
- 白髯隐蜂鸟Chinese
- 白髯隱蜂鳥Chinese
Relatives of the white-bearded hermit
Other species in the same genus Phaethornis.
Reddish hermit
Phaethornis ruber
Green hermit
Phaethornis guy
Planalto hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
Dusky-throated hermit
Phaethornis squalidus
Tawny-bellied hermit
Phaethornis syrmatophorus
Straight-billed hermit
Phaethornis bourcieri
CompareWhite-bearded hermit vs Reddish hermitWhite-bearded hermit vs Green hermitWhite-bearded hermit vs Planalto hermitWhite-bearded hermit vs Dusky-throated hermit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-bearded hermit?
An adult white-bearded hermit weighs 5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-bearded hermit endangered?
The white-bearded 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 white-bearded hermit?
The white-bearded hermit (Phaethornis hispidus) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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