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Streak-throated Hermit
Phaethornis rupurumii Boucard, 1892
Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
Streak-throated Hermit, Phaethornis rupurumii, is a hummingbird of north and east Amazonia in South America, breeding in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela. It was described by Boucard in 1892. It belongs to the family Trochilidae and the order Apodiformes. The bird is mainly a lowland species, and its range includes the edges of rainforest, várzea forest, semi-deciduous and gallery forest, scrub, river islands and secondary growth. It is marked by a dark throat with a streaked look, along with a black facial mask and pale stripes on the face.
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae — Hummingbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: n, e Amazonia
