Phaethornis yaruqui
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The white-whiskered hermit (Phaethornis yaruqui) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The white-whiskered hermit is monotypic. The western Colombia population was at one time considered to be a subspecies P. y. sanctijohannis but the description was found to be that of immature birds.
The white-whiskered hermit is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long. Males weigh 4 to 7 g (0.14 to 0.25 oz) and females 4 to 6.5 g (0.14 to 0.23 oz). This medium-sized hermit has a bronzy crown and iridescent bluish green upperparts. Its underparts are green to dark gray. The face has a black "mask" with a buffy supercilium and a white gular stripe. The male's bill is almost straight. The female has a shorter and gently decurved bill, shorter wings, more grayish underparts, and a longer tail than the male.
The white-whiskered hermit is found from Colombia's northern Chocó Department south through western Ecuador to El Oro Province. It has also been reported in Panama near the Colombian border. It inhabits humid mid-elevation and montane forest, humid secondary forest, dense shrublands... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-whiskered Hermit sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 1,982 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, June and November
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-whiskered Hermit in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against about 30% in October, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-whiskered 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.
Only Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, in our data
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-whiskered Hermit sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Phaethornis
The closest relatives of the White-whiskered Hermit that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (genus Phaethornis, Typical Hermits) are Green Hermit (about 20%) and Tawny-bellied Hermit (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-whiskered Hermit is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (1,982 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.
