Mexican hermit

Mexican hermit
Mexican Hermit
Mexican hermit in Oaxaca
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Phaethornithinae
Genus: Phaethornis
Species: P. mexicanus
Binomial name
Phaethornis mexicanus
(Hartert, 1897)

The Mexican hermit is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family

Taxonomy

Previously considered a subspecies of the long-billed hermit, Phaethornis mexicanus was split in 2013.

Geographical Range

The Mexican hermit is endemic to Mexico and is found on the Pacific coast in the west and south-west of the country.[2]

References

  1. Birdlife International (2014). "Phaethornis mexicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. "Phaethornis mexicanus range map". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 2015-01-01.