Koepcke's hermit

Koepcke's hermit
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Trochilidae
Genus:	Phaethornis
Species:	P. koepckeae
Binomial name
*Phaethornis koepckeae* Weske & Terborgh, 1977

The Koepcke's hermit, ermite de Koepcke, or ermitaño de Koepcke (Phaethornis koepckeae) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The rare but beautiful Koepcke's hermit

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Phaethornis koepckeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

Phaethornithinae (hermit hummingbirds)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Phaethornithinae

Genus	Species

Ramphodon	Saw-billed hermit (R. naevius)

Eutoxeres	White-tipped sicklebill (E. aquila) Buff-tailed sicklebill (E. condamini)

Glaucis	Hook-billed hermit (G. dohrnii) Rufous-breasted hermit (G. hirsuta) Bronzy hermit (G. aenea)

Threnetes	Sooty barbthroat (T. niger) Band-tailed barbthroat (T. ruckeri)

Anopetia	Broad-tipped hermit (A. gounellei)

Phaethornis	Dusky-throated hermit (P. squlidus) Streak-throated hermit (P. rupurumii) Tapajós hermit (P. aethopyga) Little hermit (P. longuemareus) Minute hermit (P. idaliae) Cinnamon-throated hermit (P. nattereri) Black-throated hermit (P. atrimentalis) Stripe-throated hermit (P. striigularis) Gray-chinned hermit (P. griseogularis) Reddish hermit (P. ruber) White-browed hermit (P. stuarti) Buff-bellied hermit (P. subochraceus) Sooty-capped hermit (P. augusti) Planalto hermit (P. pretrei) Scale-throated hermit (P. eurynome) Pale-bellied hermit (P. anthophilus) White-bearded hermit (P. hispidus) White-whiskered hermit (P. yaruqui) Green hermit (P. guy) Tawny-bellied hermit (P. syrmatophorus) Koepcke's hermit (P. koepckeae) Needle-billed hermit (P. philippii) Straight-billed hermit (P. bourcieri) Long-billed hermit (P. longirostris) Long-tailed hermit (P. superciliosus) Great-billed hermit (P. malaris)