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Sooty-capped Hermit
Phaethornis augusti (Bourcier, 1847)
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Sooty-capped Hermit, Phaethornis augusti, is a hummingbird found in South America, including Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. It is a member of the Trochilidae family and was described by Bourcier in 1847. The species is mainly grey-brown above, with a rufous rump and upper tail coverts, grey underparts, and a black facial mask marked by a white supercilium and throat stripe. Its tail feathers have white tips, and the inner pair are the longest. Three subspecies are recognised.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: n
