Rufous-breasted Hermit

Glaucis hirsutus

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusGlaucis (Glaucis Hermits)
SpeciesGlaucis hirsutus (Rufous-breasted Hermit)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

1 Verified sightings at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas From 2019 to 2026

3,114 Verified sightings across all 30 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Rufous-breasted Hermit

The rufous-breasted hermit or hairy hermit (Glaucis hirsutus) is a hummingbird that breeds from Panama south to Bolivia, and on Trinidad, Tobago and Grenada. It is a widespread and generally common species, though local populations may change in numbers and disappear altogether in marginal habitat.

The rufous-breasted hermit was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other hummingbirds in the genus Trochilus and coined the binomial name Trochilus hirsutus. Gmelin's description was based on that of the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave in his Historia Naturalis Brasiliae that had been published 140 years earlier in 1648. The rufous-breasted hermit is now placed with two other species in the genus Glaucis that was introduced in 1831 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek glaukos meaning "blue-grey", "glaucous" or "pale green". The specific epithet hirsutus is Latin meaning "hairy" or "bristled". The type locality is northeast Brazil.

Two subspecies are recognised: G. h. insularum Hellmayr & Seilern... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Chionomesa fimbriata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hylocharis chrysura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thalurania furcata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaethornis subochraceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chlorostilbon lucidus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Anthracothorax nigricollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Polytmus guainumbi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaethornis pretrei

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaethornis nattereri

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Heliomaster furcifer

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Heliomaster longirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chrysuronia versicolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~70%
2	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
3	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
4	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
5	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
7	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
8	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
9	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
10	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
11	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
12	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
13	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
14	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
15	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
16	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
17	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
19	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
21	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
22	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
24	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
25	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
26	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
27	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
28	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
29	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
30	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

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Rufous-breasted Hermit

About the Rufous-breasted Hermit

Recent sightings of Rufous-breasted Hermit in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Glittering-throated Emerald

Gilded Hummingbird

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Buff-bellied Hermit

Glittering-bellied Emerald

Black-throated Mango

White-tailed Goldenthroat

Planalto Hermit

Cinnamon-throated Hermit

Blue-tufted Starthroat

Long-billed Starthroat

Versicolored Emerald

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found