Phaethornis yaruqui (White-whiskered Hermit)

White-whiskered Hermit

Dutch: Witsnorheremietkolibri

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Phaethornis
Species: Phaethornis yaruqui




Many thanks to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this specimen.

Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge)

Length: 55 mm
Length cranium: 12 mm
Width (cranium): 10 mm
Height (cranium): 8 mm
Alternative names: Blauschwanzeremit (German), Ermite yaruqui (French), ErmitaƱo de Yaruqui (Spanish)


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