Hook-billed Hermit

Glaucis dohrnii

Conservation Status

Vulnerable

Aves · Apodiformes · Trochilidae

The hook-billed hermit is a threatened species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to a small area of Brazil.

Fun Fact

The hook-billed hermit was for a time placed in genus Ramphodon, but morphological characteristics place it firmly in Glaucis.

Habitat

Found only at a few sites in the southeastern Brazilian states of Bahia and Espírito Santo in Neotropical realm forest climates.

Diet

Feeds on nectar at Heliconia and other plants and also on small arthropods, but details are lacking.

Lifespan

To be updated