Genus

Typical Hermits

Phaethornis

23 species in our catalog · found in 63 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusPhaethornis (Typical Hermits)

Species in this group

Phaethornis superciliosus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Phaethornis guy

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Phaethornis longirostris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Phaethornis yaruqui

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Phaethornis bourcieri

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Phaethornis striigularis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phaethornis eurynome

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phaethornis pretrei

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phaethornis anthophilus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phaethornis rupurumii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phaethornis hispidus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phaethornis ruber

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phaethornis augusti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phaethornis malaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phaethornis griseogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phaethornis stuarti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phaethornis syrmatophorus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Phaethornis squalidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phaethornis subochraceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Phaethornis koepckeae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaethornis philippii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaethornis atrimentalis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaethornis nattereri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Hermits

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3 of 23	~80%
	Eastern Long-tailed Hermit			~60%
	Straight-billed Hermit			~50%
	Reddish Hermit			~10%
2	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 23	~80%
	Long-billed Hermit			~60%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~40%
3	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 23	~70%
	White-whiskered Hermit			~50%
	Green Hermit			~20%
	Tawny-bellied Hermit			~10%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
4	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~60%
	Green Hermit			~60%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
5	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2 of 23	~60%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~40%
	Long-billed Hermit			~30%
6	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~60%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~30%
	Long-billed Hermit			~30%
	Green Hermit			~20%
7	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 23	~60%
	Long-billed Hermit			~40%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~30%
8	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 23	~60%
	Green Hermit			~30%
	Long-billed Hermit			~20%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~50%
	Long-billed Hermit			~40%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~30%
	Green Hermit			<5%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~50%
	Green Hermit			~30%
	Long-billed Hermit			~20%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
11	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	7 of 23	~50%
	White-bearded Hermit			~30%
	Great-billed Hermit			~10%
	Reddish Hermit			~10%
	White-browed Hermit			~10%
	Koepcke's Hermit			<5%
	Green Hermit			<5%
	Needle-billed Hermit			<5%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 23	~50%
	Long-billed Hermit			~40%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
	Green Hermit			<5%
13	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 23	~50%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~30%
	Long-billed Hermit			~20%
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~50%
	Green Hermit			~30%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
	Long-billed Hermit			~10%
15	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 23	~50%
	Scale-throated Hermit			~40%
	Dusky-throated Hermit			~10%
	Planalto Hermit			<5%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
16	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 23	~50%
	Long-billed Hermit			~20%
	Green Hermit			~10%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
	Pale-bellied Hermit			~10%
17	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 23	~50%
	Planalto Hermit			~40%
	Reddish Hermit			~20%
18	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~40%
	Long-billed Hermit			~30%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
	Green Hermit			<5%
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 23	~40%
	Long-billed Hermit			~30%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
20	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 23	~40%
	Long-billed Hermit			~30%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
21	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 23	~40%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~30%
	Long-billed Hermit			~10%
22	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 23	~40%
	Scale-throated Hermit			~20%
	Reddish Hermit			~20%
	Dusky-throated Hermit			<5%
	Planalto Hermit			<5%
23	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 23	~40%
	Long-billed Hermit			~20%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
24	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 23	~40%
	Pale-bellied Hermit			~30%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
	Sooty-capped Hermit			<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
25	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 23	~40%
	Green Hermit			~30%
	Gray-chinned Hermit			~10%
	Tawny-bellied Hermit			<5%
	Great-billed Hermit			<5%
26	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 23	~40%
	Streak-throated Hermit			~30%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
	Eastern Long-tailed Hermit			<5%
27	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 23	~30%
	Long-billed Hermit			~20%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
28	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 23	~30%
	Long-billed Hermit			~20%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
29	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~30%
	Green Hermit			~30%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
30	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	4 of 23	~30%
	Reddish Hermit			~20%
	White-bearded Hermit			~10%
	Needle-billed Hermit			<5%
	Great-billed Hermit			<5%
31	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	~30%
	Planalto Hermit			~30%
32	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	7 of 23	~30%
	Sooty-capped Hermit			~10%
	Gray-chinned Hermit			~10%
	Great-billed Hermit			<5%
	White-bearded Hermit			<5%
	Black-throated Hermit			<5%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
	Tawny-bellied Hermit			<5%
33	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 23	~30%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
	Green Hermit			~10%
	Long-billed Hermit			~10%
34	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5 of 23	~30%
	Great-billed Hermit			~10%
	White-bearded Hermit			~10%
	Straight-billed Hermit			~10%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
	Black-throated Hermit			<5%
35	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	5 of 23	~30%
	Planalto Hermit			~20%
	Great-billed Hermit			~10%
	White-bearded Hermit			<5%
	White-browed Hermit			<5%
	Buff-bellied Hermit			<5%
36	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~30%
	Green Hermit			~30%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
37	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 23	~30%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
	Long-billed Hermit			~10%
38	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3 of 23	~30%
	Pale-bellied Hermit			~10%
	Sooty-capped Hermit			~10%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
39	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4 of 23	~20%
	White-bearded Hermit			~10%
	Straight-billed Hermit			~10%
	Reddish Hermit			~10%
	Great-billed Hermit			<5%
40	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 23	~20%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~20%
	Long-billed Hermit			~10%
41	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~20%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
	Long-billed Hermit			~10%
	Green Hermit			<5%
42	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~20%
	Green Hermit			~10%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
43	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 23	~20%
	Scale-throated Hermit			~10%
	Planalto Hermit			~10%
44	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	~20%
	Planalto Hermit			~20%
45	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 23	~20%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
	Long-billed Hermit			~10%
46	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 23	~20%
	Scale-throated Hermit			~10%
	Planalto Hermit			~10%
47	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 23	~20%
	Green Hermit			~10%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
48	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 23	~10%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
49	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	~10%
	Long-billed Hermit			~10%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
	Green Hermit			<5%
50	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 23	~10%
	Long-billed Hermit			~10%
51	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5 of 23	~10%
	White-bearded Hermit			<5%
	Great-billed Hermit			<5%
	Black-throated Hermit			<5%
	Straight-billed Hermit			<5%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
52	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 23	~10%
	Long-billed Hermit			~10%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
53	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 23	~10%
	Dusky-throated Hermit			<5%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
	Scale-throated Hermit			<5%
54	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 23	~10%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
55	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 23	~10%
	Buff-bellied Hermit			<5%
	Planalto Hermit			<5%
	Cinnamon-throated Hermit			<5%
56	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 23	~10%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			~10%
57	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 23	<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
58	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 23	<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
59	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 23	<5%
	Tawny-bellied Hermit			<5%
	Green Hermit			<5%
60	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 23	<5%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
61	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 23	<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
62	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 23	<5%
	Green Hermit			<5%
63	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 23	<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 23	~10%
	Planalto Hermit			~10%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
2	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	~10%
	Planalto Hermit			~10%
3	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	~10%
	Reddish Hermit			~10%
4	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	~10%
	Planalto Hermit			~10%
5	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	<5%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
6	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 23	<5%
	Planalto Hermit			<5%
	Scale-throated Hermit			<5%
7	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	<5%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
8	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 23	<5%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
9	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	<5%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
10	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 23	<5%
	Green Hermit			<5%
11	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 23	<5%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
	Dusky-throated Hermit			<5%
	Scale-throated Hermit			<5%
12	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 23	<5%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
13	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 23	<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%
14	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	<5%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
15	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	<5%
	Scale-throated Hermit			<5%
16	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3 of 23	<5%
	Sooty-capped Hermit			<5%
	Pale-bellied Hermit			<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
17	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 23	<5%
	Reddish Hermit			<5%
18	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 23	<5%
	Green Hermit			<5%
	Stripe-throated Hermit			<5%
	Long-billed Hermit			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity

Typical Hermits

Species in this group

Eastern Long-tailed Hermit

Green Hermit

Long-billed Hermit

White-whiskered Hermit

Straight-billed Hermit

Stripe-throated Hermit

Scale-throated Hermit

Planalto Hermit

Pale-bellied Hermit

Streak-throated Hermit

White-bearded Hermit

Reddish Hermit

Sooty-capped Hermit

Great-billed Hermit

Gray-chinned Hermit

White-browed Hermit

Tawny-bellied Hermit

Dusky-throated Hermit

Buff-bellied Hermit

Koepcke's Hermit

Needle-billed Hermit

Black-throated Hermit

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Hermits

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found