Minute Hermit

Minute Hermit
Minute Hermit
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Phaethornis
Species: P. idaliae
Binomial name
Phaethornis idaliae
Bourcier & Mulsant, 1856

The Minute Hermit (Phaethornis idaliae) is a tiny species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to humid Atlantic Forest in south-eastern Brazil, ranging from Rio de Janeiro north to south-eastern Bahia. At average of 6.7 cm (2.64 in) long and a weight under 3 grams, this is one of the smallest known birds.[1]

References

  1. ^ Wood, The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Pub Co Inc (1983), ISBN 978-0851122359

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