Long-tailed hermit
| Long-tailed hermit | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Phaethornis |
| Species: | P. superciliosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaethornis superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Trochilus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus) is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder in Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-eastern Brazil. This species was formerly referred to as the eastern long-tailed hermit.