Phaethornis longirostris
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The long-billed hermit (Phaethornis longirostris) is a bird in the family Trochilidae, the hummingbirds. It is found from central Mexico south through Central America, Colombia and Ecuador into Peru. It has often been considered conspecific with what is now the long-tailed hermit, P. superciliosus, which is found east of the Andes. The two populations were called the western and eastern long-tailed hermits; the "eastern" was dropped after the split into two species and the renaming of the western population.
The South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), and the Clements taxonomy assign these four subspecies to the long-billed hermit:
Other subspecies within longirostrus and cephalus have been proposed but have not been accepted. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Hermit sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 4,211 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 449 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Hermit in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against about 30% in January–March, July–August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Soberanía National Park's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain against 25 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-billed 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.
3rd of 34
Of the 34 parks where we can rate Long-billed Hermit sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 60%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-billed Hermit is recorded against all the birds logged in Soberanía National Park (4,211 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.
