Bronzy Hermit

Glaucis aeneus Lawrence, 1868

Spanish: Ermitaño Bronceado

The Bronzy Hermit (Glaucis aeneus) is a hummingbird in the subfamily Phaethornithinae (hermits). It weighs about 4.8 g and its bill is 31.4 mm long. It lives in Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Nicaragua and Honduras. Its IUCN Red List status is Least concern, with a decreasing population.

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At a glance

Weight

4.8 g, about 5 paperclips

Bill

31.4 mm

Lives in

Forest

Moves

Stays put all year

Red List status

Least concern, decreasing

Its place in the family

1. Family Trochilidae hummingbirds
2. Subfamily Phaethornithinae hermits
3. Genus Glaucis hermits

Where it lives · 6 countries

• Costa Rica
• Panama
• Ecuador
• Colombia
• Nicaragua
• Honduras

Others in the genus Glaucis

• Hook-billed Hermit Glaucis dohrnii
• Rufous-breasted Hermit Glaucis hirsutus

Sources

Names: eBird/Clements Checklist (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). Groups: Dickinson & Remsen (2013) and McGuire et al. (2014). Weight, bill, habitat and movement: AVONET (Tobias et al. 2022, CC BY 4.0). Countries: BirdLife International DataZone, checked against eBird records via GBIF. Red List status and trend: BirdLife International, the IUCN Red List authority for birds.

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