Hook-billed Hermit

Common name: Hook-billed Hermit
Scientific name: Glaucis dohrnii
Clades: Phaethornithinae - Hermits

The Hook-billed Hermit is a very rare hermits found only in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. It can only be found in a few places in the states of Espírito Santo and Bahia. It used to live in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, but not anymore. The hummingbird is considered Vulnerable by BirdLife International.

The Hook-billed Hermit has greenish-bronze feathers on its back and cinnamon feathers on its belly. It has a white line above its eyes and on its cheeks. Its face is dark. Its tail is bronze and shiny, with white tips on the outer feathers. Its beak is mostly straight and has a whitish color. Compared to other birds, the Saw-billed Hermit is bigger and has clear streaks on its belly. The Rufous-breasted Hermit has a slightly curved beak, reddish bases on the outermost four feathers of its tail, and a black band at the end of its tail.

The Hook-billed Hermit is endemic to Brazil, it is scattered sites in SE Brazil (SE Bahia and Espírito Santo); old records from E Minas Gerais.