Phaethornis malaris
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The great-billed hermit (Phaethornis malaris) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The great-billed hermit's taxonomy is confusing. What are now the long-billed hermit (P. longirostris) and long-tailed hermit (P. superciliosus) were considered conspecific and included many subspecies that are now assigned to the great-billed hermit. A satisfactory taxonomic treatment of the entire P. longirostris/P. superciliosus/P. malaris group is still lacking according to some Neotropical ornithologists.
These six subspecies of great-billed hermit are generally recognized: At least two other populations within the existing subspecies have been suggested as additional subspecies. ��2... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Great-billed Hermit sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 194th most-seen of the 418 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.
December and January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great-billed Hermit in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and June–November, the lowest months. Those are among Sierra de la Macarena National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 430 mm in May.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great-billed 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.
4th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Great-billed Hermit sightings, Sierra de la Macarena National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%), Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%) and Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 10%).
Same genus: Phaethornis
The closest relatives of the Great-billed Hermit that you can see in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (genus Phaethornis, Typical Hermits) are Sooty-capped Hermit (about 10%) and Gray-chinned Hermit (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great-billed Hermit is recorded against all the birds logged in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (47 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.
