#phaethornithinae

[alonglistofbirds]

[2479/11080] Cinnamon-throated hermit - Phaethornis nattereri

Order: Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds) Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds) Subfamily: Phaethornithinae (hermits)

Photo credit: Silvia Faustino Linhares via Macaulay Library

[alonglistofbirds]

[1908/10977] Buff-tailed sicklebill - Eutoxeres condamini

Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Subfamily: Phaethornithinae (hermits)

Photo credit: Donald Sutherland via Macaulay Library

[alonglistofbirds]

[1864/10977] Buff-bellied hermit - Phaethornis subochraceus

Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Subfamily: Phaethornithinae (hermits)

Photo credit: Eric Carpenter via Macaulay Library

[alonglistofbirds]

[1702/10977] Bronzy hermit - Glaucis aeneus

Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Subfamily: Phaethornithinae (hermits)

Photo credit: Fernando Burgalin Sequeria via Macaulay Library

[alonglistofbirds]

[1681/10977] Broad-tipped hermit - Anopetia gounellei

Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Subfamily: Phaethornithinae (hermits)

Photo credit: Bradley Hacker via Macaulay Library

[alonglistofbirds]

[564/10,977] Band-tailed Barbthroat - Threnetes ruckeri

Order: Trochiliformes (hummingbirds) Family: Trochilidae Subfamily: Phaethornithinae (hermits)

Photo credit: Jason Vassallo via Macaulay Library

[dendroica]

The Buff-tailed Sicklebill (Eutoxeres condamini), a hermit hummingbird with a magnificently recurved bill, prepares to gather some nectar. The beautiful creatures is native to the Amazonian lowlands and lower elevations of the Andes from Colombia and Ecuador to Peru and Bolivia. Picture: CHRISTOPHER WITT/REUTERS (via Pictures of the day: 4 April 2014 - Telegraph)