Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusPhaethornis (Typical Hermits)
- SpeciesPhaethornis pretrei (Planalto Hermit)
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Scale-throated Hermit
Phaethornis eurynome
Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber
Dusky-throated Hermit
Phaethornis squalidus
Violet-capped Woodnymph
Thalurania glaucopis
Sombre Hummingbird
Eupetomena cirrochloris
Saw-billed Hermit
Ramphodon naevius
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura
Black Jacobin
Florisuga fusca
Rufous-breasted Hermit
Glaucis hirsutus
Brazilian Ruby
Clytolaema rubricauda
Versicolored Emerald
Chrysuronia versicolor
Hylocharis cyanus
Chlorestes cyanus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Planalto Hermit in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Planalto Hermit sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Planalto Hermit in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Planalto Hermit in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.