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title: "Reddish Hermit"
description: "Phaethornis ruber — Birds. The reddish hermit (Phaethornis ruber) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/reddish-hermit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Reddish Hermit

> Phaethornis ruber — Birds. The reddish hermit (Phaethornis ruber) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds.

- Scientific name: *Phaethornis ruber*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 786
- Wikidata: [Q1267401](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1267401)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5612](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5612)

## Names

- en: Reddish Hermit
- de: Roter Zwergschattenkolibri
- es: Ermitaño Rojizo
- fr: Ermite roussâtre
- nl: Rode heremietkolibrie
- pt: Besourinho-da-mata
- pl: Pustelnik rdzawobrzuchy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (464), GF (68), PE (67), BO (30), EC (9), CO (4), SR (4), GY (3)

## Summary

The reddish hermit (Phaethornis ruber) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and the Guianas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reddish_hermit

## Photo

![Reddish Hermit](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/reddish-hermit/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323580559

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/reddish-hermit?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).