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White-browed hermit

Phaethornis stuarti Hartert, 1897

LCLeast Concernbirds

The white-browed hermit (Phaethornis stuarti) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 2.1 g to 2.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-browed hermit (Phaethornis stuarti)
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-browed hermit

Weight
2.1 g – 2.9 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 white-browed hermit live?

Not recorded

What is the white-browed hermit?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-browed hermit (Phaethornis stuarti) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in the Andean foothills and adjacent lowlands in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

From the Wikipedia article “White-browed hermit” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-browed_hermit&oldid=1379752692), 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-browed hermit endangered?

The white-browed 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 white-browed hermit classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusPhaethornis
  7. SpeciesPhaethornis stuarti Hartert, 1897

Synonyms Phaethornis ruber stuarti

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • colibrí ermità de StuartCatalan
  • kolibřík StuartůvCzech
  • meudwy aelwynWelsh
  • Hvidbrynet DværgeremitDanish
  • WeißbraueneremitGerman
  • Stuarts ZwergschattenkolibriGerman
  • StuartschattenkolibriGerman
  • Weißbrauen-EremitGerman
  • blankbrova ermitkolibroEsperanto
  • Ermitaño bolivianoSpanish
  • Ermitaño de Ceja BlancaSpanish
  • bolivianerakkokolibriFinnish
  • Ermite de StuartFrench
  • crvenkasti kolibrićCroatian
  • Eremita cigliabiancheItalian
  • マミジロユミハチドリJapanese
  • baltabruvis saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
  • WenkbrauwheremietkolibrieDutch
  • aymaraeremittNorwegian
  • pustelnik białobrewyPolish
  • rabo-branco-bolivianoPortuguese
  • eremita-de-sobrancelhaPortuguese
  • Белобровый солнечный колибриRussian
  • Белобровый колибри-отшельникRussian
  • slnečníček stužkatýSlovak
  • Kolibri pustinjak sa belom obrvomSerbian
  • vitbrynad eremitSwedish
  • Ak Kaşlı HermitTurkish
  • ерміт перуанськийUkrainian
  • 白眉隐蜂鸟Chinese
  • 白眉隱蜂鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the white-browed 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 white-browed hermit?

An adult white-browed hermit weighs 2.1 g – 2.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-browed hermit endangered?

The white-browed 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-browed hermit?

The white-browed hermit (Phaethornis stuarti) 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). White-browed hermit (Phaethornis stuarti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-browed-hermit

MLA

“White-browed hermit (Phaethornis stuarti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-browed-hermit.

BibTeX
@misc{white_browed_hermit_2026,
  title = {White-browed hermit (Phaethornis stuarti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-browed-hermit},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}