Tapajos Hermit vs Tawny-bellied Hermit

Phaethornis aethopygus compared with Phaethornis syrmatophorus

Key Differences

• Tapajos Hermit is Vulnerable while Tawny-bellied Hermit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tapajos Hermit	Tawny-bellied Hermit
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Phaethornis	Phaethornis
Species	Phaethornis aethopygus	Phaethornis syrmatophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Tapajos Hermit and Tawny-bellied Hermit share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Phaethornis.

Conservation Status

Tapajos Hermit

VU — Vulnerable

Tawny-bellied Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tapajos Hermit	Tawny-bellied Hermit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tapajos Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Tawny-bellied Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Tawny-bellied Hermit

A large hermit hummingbird of humid Andean foothill forests in Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, tawny-bellied hermits have warm tawny-buff underparts contrasting with greenish-bronze upper parts and a long, strongly curved bill. Found at elevations between 300–1,500 meters in montane forest understory. Like all large hermits, they are trap-line foragers visiting long routes of widely spaced flowers. Males assemble at traditional lek sites where they produce loud, repetitive vocalizations to attract females.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway