Tapajos Hermit

Phaethornis aethopygus Zimmer, JT, 1950

Tapajos Hermit, Phaethornis aethopygus, is a hummingbird of the Tapajós-Xingu interfluvium in Pará, Brazil, within South America. It is a Brazilian endemic and was first described by Zimmer in 1950. The species is a monotypic member of the family Trochilidae. It is associated with primary forest, though it also occurs in logged and burned areas, and has been recorded in heavily disturbed terra firme. It is recognised as a valid species after earlier uncertainty over its status.

Order

Apodiformes

Family

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Breeding range

South America: Tapajós-Xingu interfluvium in Brazil (Para)