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Needle-billed Hermit

Phaethornis philippii
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
nebher1, NBHE
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesPhaethornis philippii
Codesnebher1, NBHE
Identification

The Needle-billed Hermit (Phaethornis philippii) is a member of the Hummingbirds family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code nebher1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Needle-billed Hermit photo
(c) Maíra Santos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Maíra Santos

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Phaethornis philippii

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: nebher1