Phaethornis augusti
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The sooty-capped hermit (Phaethornis augusti) is a species of bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. The sooty-capped hermit is closely related to the planalto hermit (P. pretrei) and may form a superspecies with it.
The sooty-capped hermit is about 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long. Males weigh 4.5 to 6 g (0.16 to 0.21 oz) and females 4 to 5 g (0.14 to 0.18 oz). They are mostly grayish brown above with a rufous rump and uppertail coverts. The next-to-inner tail feathers are longer than the others and all have white tips. Their underparts are gray. The face has a black "mask" with a white supercilium and gular stripe. The subspecies differ slightly in the intensity of the breast and uppertail covert colors and the size of the gular stripe. What was once thought to be a separate species P. fumosus was determined to be a... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty-capped Hermit sighting in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, based on 48 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 358 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, May and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sooty-capped Hermit in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sooty-capped 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Sooty-capped Hermit sightings, Henri Pittier National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same genus: Phaethornis
The closest relatives of the Sooty-capped Hermit that you can see in Henri Pittier National Park (genus Phaethornis, Typical Hermits) are Pale-bellied Hermit (about 10%) and Stripe-throated Hermit (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sooty-capped Hermit is recorded against all the birds logged in Henri Pittier National Park (48 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.
