White-whiskered hermit
Phaethornis yaruqui (Bourcier, 1851)
The white-whiskered hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 5.1 g to 6.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the white-whiskered hermit
- Weight
- 5.1 g – 6.1 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-whiskered hermit live?
Not recorded
What is the white-whiskered hermit?
The white-whiskered hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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What does the white-whiskered hermit sound like?
Is the white-whiskered hermit endangered?
The white-whiskered 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. What the categories mean.
How is the white-whiskered hermit classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusPhaethornis
- SpeciesPhaethornis yaruqui (Bourcier, 1851)
Synonyms Phaethornis yaruqui yaruqui, Trochilus yaruqui
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- colibrí ermità de YaruquiCatalan
- kolibřík bělovousýCzech
- meudwy mwstasiogWelsh
- YaruquieremitDanish
- SmaragdschattenkolibriGerman
- Blauschwanz-EremitGerman
- blankliphara ermitkolibroEsperanto
- Ermitaño de YaruquiSpanish
- Ermitaño del PacíficoSpanish
- viiksierakkokolibriFinnish
- Ermite yaruquiFrench
- bjelogrli kolibrićCroatian
- Smaragd remetekolibriHungarian
- smaragd-remetekolibriHungarian
- Eremita baffibianchiItalian
- シラヒゲユミハチドリJapanese
- ūsuotasis saulėtasis kolibrisLithuanian
- WitsnorheremietkolibrieDutch
- kårdeeremittNorwegian
- pustelnik białowąsyPolish
- eremita-do-chocóPortuguese
- rabo-branco-do-pacíficoPortuguese
- Усатый колибри-отшельникRussian
- Синехвостый солнечный колибриRussian
- slnečníček modrochvostýSlovak
- Belobrki kolibri pustinjakSerbian
- yaruquíeremitSwedish
- Bıyıklı HermitTurkish
- ерміт колумбійськийUkrainian
- 白须隐蜂鸟Chinese
- 白鬚隱蜂鳥Chinese
Relatives of the white-whiskered 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-whiskered hermit vs Reddish hermitWhite-whiskered hermit vs Green hermitWhite-whiskered hermit vs Planalto hermitWhite-whiskered hermit vs Dusky-throated hermit
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-whiskered hermit?
An adult white-whiskered hermit weighs 5.1 g – 6.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-whiskered hermit endangered?
The white-whiskered 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-whiskered hermit?
The white-whiskered hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui) 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
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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