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title: "Scale-throated Hermit"
description: "Phaethornis eurynome — Birds. The scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) is a species in the hummingbird family Trochilidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/scale-throated-hermit
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Scale-throated Hermit

> Phaethornis eurynome — Birds. The scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) is a species in the hummingbird family Trochilidae.

- Scientific name: *Phaethornis eurynome*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 706
- Wikidata: [Q656412](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q656412)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5622](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5622)

## Names

- en: Scale-throated Hermit
- de: Schuppenkehl-Schattenkolibri
- es: Ermitaño escamado
- fr: Ermite eurynome
- nl: Schubkeelheremietkolibrie
- pl: Pustelnik łuskogardły

## Countries with the most observations

BR (623), AR (42)

## Summary

The scale-throated hermit (Phaethornis eurynome) is a species in the hummingbird family Trochilidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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

## Photo

![Scale-throated Hermit](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/scale-throated-hermit/medium.jpg)

Photo: NINA WENÓLI · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/85566254

## Machine access

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