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Eastern Long-tailed Hermit
Phaethornis superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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.
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit, Novo Airão, Amazonas, Brazil
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Open encyclopedia reference
The long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus) is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder in Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-eastern Brazil. This species was formerly referred to as the eastern long-tailed hermit.
Wikipedia contributors, Long-tailed hermit; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:27:58.129998+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phaethornis superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Common name
- Eastern Long-tailed 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 superciliosus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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-browed HermitPhaethornis stuarti Hartert, 1897 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trochilus superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
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=555032 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.
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:4FQ2P. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.