Koepcke's Hermit

Common name: Koepcke's Hermit
Scientific name: Phaethornis koepckeae
Clades: Phaethornithinae - Hermits
Endemic to Peru

The Koepcke's Hermit is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long. Males weigh 4.7 to 5.8 g (0.17 to 0.20 oz) and females 4.5 to 4.9 g (0.16 to 0.17 oz).

A Koepcke's Hermit is a small, unobtrusive species found in the foothills of the eastern base of the Andes in Peru. An ecological survey of an isolated mountain range in central Peru, the Cerros del Sira, led to its discovery in 1977. In low outlying mountain ranges, it is only found. Consequently, some populations may differ in size because of this patchy distribution and isolation. The Andean foothills are home to this large, orangish hermit. Typical hermits have a grayish-green back and a black mask.