Phaethornis
| Phaethornis | |
|---|---|
| Long-tailed Hermit Phaethornis superciliosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Phaethornithinae |
| Genus: | Phaethornis Swainson, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Phaethornis superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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Phaethornis is a genus of hummingbirds in the hermit subfamily, Phaethornithinae. They occur from southern Mexico, through Central America, to South America as far south as northern Argentina.