NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
White-browed Hermit
Phaethornis stuarti Hartert, 1897
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The white-browed hermit (Phaethornis stuarti) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in the Andean foothills and adjacent lowlands in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
Wikipedia contributors, White-browed hermit; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:39:28.916939+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phaethornis stuarti Hartert, 1897
- Name authority
- Hartert, 1897
- Common name
- White-browed Hermit
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Phaethornis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- subfamilyPhaethornithinae
- genusPhaethornis Swainson, 1827
- speciesPhaethornis stuarti Hartert, 1897
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phaethornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pale-bellied HermitPhaethornis anthophilus (Bourcier, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated HermitPhaethornis atrimentalis Lawrence, 1858 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sooty-capped HermitPhaethornis augusti (Bourcier, 1847) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Straight-billed HermitPhaethornis bourcieri (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gray-chinned HermitPhaethornis griseogularis Gould, 1851 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-billed HermitPhaethornis longirostris (Delattre, 1843) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Needle-billed HermitPhaethornis philippii (Bourcier, 1847) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streak-throated HermitPhaethornis rupurumii Boucard, 1892 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-whiskered HermitPhaethornis yaruqui (Bourcier, 1851) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Koepcke's HermitPhaethornis koepckeae Weske & Terborgh, 1977 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican HermitPhaethornis mexicanus Hartert, 1897 | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scale-throated HermitPhaethornis eurynome (R. Lesson, 1832) | TrochilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=555047 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4FQ2M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.