Phaethornis striigularis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The stripe-throated hermit (Phaethornis striigularis) is a species of hummingbird from Central America and north-western South America. It is generally fairly common and considered Least Concern by BirdLife International.
With a total length of 9–10 cm (3.5–3.9 in) and a weight of 2–3 g (0.071–0.106 oz), it is among the smaller species of hermits. The wing-coverts, mantle, nape and crown are dull iridescent green, the rump is pale rufous, the belly and flanks are buff, and the central underparts and throat are pale greyish brown, the latter with small dark streaks that often are faint and difficult to see. The face has a blackish "bandit-mask" border above by a whitish-buff supercilium and below by whitish-buff malar. The flight-feathers and tail are blackish; the latter tipped whitish to ochraceous depending on the subspecies involved. As in most other hermits, it has a long, decurved bill. The basal half of the lower mandible is yellow, but otherwise the entire bill is black.
The sexes are virtually identical. Juveniles apparently have the entire back pale rufous. The male has a song which is high-pitched, squeaky, monotonous and easily overheard... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-throated Hermit sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 3,802 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 503 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, April–May, July and October–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-throated Hermit in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February–March, June, August–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stripe-throated Hermit sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 41
Of the 41 parks where we can rate Stripe-throated Hermit sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 8th at about 20%. The best odds are in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 40%), Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 40%) and Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Phaethornis
The closest relatives of the Stripe-throated Hermit that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (genus Phaethornis, Typical Hermits) are Green Hermit (about 30%) and Long-billed Hermit (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stripe-throated Hermit is recorded against all the birds logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (3,802 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.
