Phaethornis superciliosus
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In 3 days >90%
The long-tailed hermit (Phaethornis superciliosus) is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder in Venezuela, the Guianas, and north-eastern Brazil. This species was formerly referred to as the eastern long-tailed hermit.
The long-tailed hermit was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1766 in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Trochilus superciliosus. Linnaeus based his description on the "colibry à longue queue de Cayenne" that had been described and illustrated in 1760 by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson. The specific epithet is from Latin superciliosa meaning "eye-browed". The long-tailed hermit is now the type species of the genus Phaethornis that was introduced in 1827 by William Swainson.
Two subspecies are recognised: The taxonomic history of this group is complicated, with similar hermit populations from both sides of the Andes being originally classed as a single long-tailed hermit species. The western population... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Long-tailed Hermit sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 174 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Long-tailed Hermit in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against about 50% in April and August–October, the lowest months. May to July have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eastern Long-tailed 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Eastern Long-tailed Hermit sightings, Brownsberg Nature Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same genus: Phaethornis
The closest relatives of the Eastern Long-tailed Hermit that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (genus Phaethornis, Typical Hermits) are Straight-billed Hermit (about 50%) 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 Eastern Long-tailed Hermit is recorded against all the birds logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (174 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.
