Where to see
Phaethornis longirostris
Pico Bonito National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Long-billed Hermit during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 6 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 14 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Pico Bonito National Park
In Pico Bonito National Park, Honduras, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Hermit sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge and more
After Pico Bonito National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Long-billed Hermit are in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 40%), Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 40%) and Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). Outside Central America, the best option is Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November and December in Pico Bonito National Park (about 80%), June and October in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (about 60%) and October in Soberanía National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Long-billed Hermit on a given day. Each park's Long-billed Hermit page has the full month-by-month chart.
