Genus

Typical Hermits

Phaethornis

24 species in our catalog · found in 75 parks

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

Species in this group

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Phaethornis superciliosus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Phaethornis longirostris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Phaethornis bourcieri

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Phaethornis eurynome

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phaethornis striigularis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phaethornis guy

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Phaethornis anthophilus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phaethornis pretrei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Phaethornis yaruqui

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phaethornis rupurumii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phaethornis hispidus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phaethornis syrmatophorus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phaethornis ruber

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phaethornis augusti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phaethornis malaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phaethornis griseogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Phaethornis squalidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phaethornis atrimentalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Phaethornis nattereri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Phaethornis stuarti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Phaethornis koepckeae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaethornis philippii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaethornis subochraceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Phaethornis longuemareus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Hermits

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

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