| Minute Hermit | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Phaethornis |
| Species: | P. idaliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaethornis idaliae Bourcier & Mulsant, 1856 |
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The Minute Hermit (Phaethornis idaliae) is a tiny species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to humid Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, ranging from Rio de Janeiro north to south-eastern Bahia. At average of 6.7 cm (2.64 in) long and a weight under 3 grams, this is one of the smallest known birds.[1]