Phaethornis syrmatophorus
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The tawny-bellied hermit (Phaethornis syrmatophorus) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The former was based on a specimen of an immature nominate and the latter cannot be distinguished from the nominate.
The tawny-bellied hermit is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 5 to 7 g (0.18 to 0.25 oz). This medium-sized hermit's upperparts are olive green, and males have reddish-orange uppertail coverts. The central tail feathers of both sexes are long and white and the rest are dark with bright orange ends. The nominate subspecies has an orange throat, belly, and undertail coverts; the throat and chest of P. s. columbianus are dark brown. Both sexes have an obviously decurved bill with the female's being more curved than the male's.
The nominate subspecies of tawny-bellied hermit is found in the Western Andes of Colombia (including the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-bellied Hermit sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 240 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 154th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August–April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-bellied Hermit in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and July, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny-bellied 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.
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Of the 4 parks where we can rate Tawny-bellied Hermit sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same genus: Phaethornis
The closest relatives of the Tawny-bellied Hermit that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (genus Phaethornis, Typical Hermits) are White-whiskered Hermit (about 50%) and Green Hermit (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tawny-bellied Hermit is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (240 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.
