Phaethornis bourcieri
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The straight-billed hermit (Phaethornis bourcieri) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The straight-billed hermit and needle-billed hermit (P. philippii) were at one time placed in genus Ametrornis that was later merged into Phaethornis.
The straight-billed hermit is 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 3.5 to 5 g (0.12 to 0.18 oz). It is one of the few hermit hummingbirds with a straight bill. Its upperparts are olive green and the underparts brownish to grayish. The... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Straight-billed Hermit sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 217th most-seen of the 436 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Straight-billed Hermit in Amacayacu National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Straight-billed Hermit sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Straight-billed Hermit sightings, Amacayacu National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 50%).
Same genus: Phaethornis
The closest relatives of the Straight-billed Hermit that you can see in Amacayacu National Natural Park (genus Phaethornis, Typical Hermits) are White-bearded Hermit (about 10%) and Reddish Hermit (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Straight-billed Hermit is recorded against all the birds logged in Amacayacu National Natural Park (43 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
