Where to see
Glaucis hirsutus
Main Ridge Forest Reserve leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rufous-breasted Hermit during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Main Ridge Forest Reserve
In Main Ridge Forest Reserve, Trinidad and Tobago, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-breasted Hermit sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Serra dos Órgãos National Park and more
After Main Ridge Forest Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Rufous-breasted Hermit are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 40%), Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 20%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is Serra dos Órgãos National Park in South America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, April and June–July in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (about 80%), July in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (about 60%) and October in Henri Pittier National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rufous-breasted Hermit on a given day. Each park's Rufous-breasted Hermit page has the full month-by-month chart.
