Straight-billed hermit

The straight-billed hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds.

It is found in the  Guyanas of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana; also the northern Amazon basin of Brazil, and Amazonian Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; it is in eastern Venezuela and the Orinoco River Basin. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Two subspecies are currently recognised: P. b. bourcieri and P. b. major. However, recent molecular analysis has shown that P. b. major is more closely related to Phaethornis philippii and Phaethornis koepckeae than populations grouped under the bourcieri nominate, suggesting it should be treated as a separate species.

References

External links
Stamps (for Suriname) inaccurate ~RangeMap
Straight-billed hermit photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res-(Close-up)
Photo-High Res-(Close-up); Article--(with Close-up of Photo no. 2); Photo no. 2 www1.nhl.nl—"Birds in Suriname"

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