Phaethornis ruber
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The reddish hermit (Phaethornis ruber) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and the Guianas. In 1743 the English naturalist George Edwards included a picture and a description of the reddish hermit in his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. He used the English name "The little brown huming-bird". Edwards based his etching on a specimen owned by the Duke of Richmond that had been collected in Suriname. When in 1758 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he placed the reddish hermit with the hummingbirds in the genus Trochilus. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Trochilus ruber, and cited Edwards' work. The specific epithet ruber is a Latin word meaning "red". The type locality is Suriname. The reddish hermit is now placed in the genus Phaethornis that was introduced in 1827 by William Swainson. The reddish hermit has sometimes been considered conspecific with the white-browed hermit (P. stuarti).
Four subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Reddish Hermit sighting in Belém on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 101st most-seen of the 144 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and September–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Reddish Hermit in Belém on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Reddish 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.
2nd of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Reddish Hermit sightings, Belém ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Recife (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Reddish Hermit that you can see in Belém (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Black-throated Mango (about 60%), Blue-chinned Sapphire (about 30%) and Rufous-breasted Hermit (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Reddish Hermit is recorded against all the birds logged in Belém (11 verified sightings), 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.
