Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusPhaethornis (Typical Hermits)
- SpeciesPhaethornis guy (Green Hermit)
The green hermit (Phaethornis guy) is a large hummingbird that is a resident breeder from southern Central America (Costa Rica and Panama) south to northern South America (north-eastern Venezuela and Trinidad, and the northern Andes of eastern Peru) Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Green Hermit sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Talamanca Hummingbird
Eugenes spectabilis
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
White-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis castaneoventris
Volcano Hummingbird
Selasphorus flammula
Scintillant Hummingbird
Selasphorus scintilla
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Panterpe insignis
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula
Gray-tailed Mountain-gem
Lampornis cinereicauda
Green Thorntail
Discosura conversii
White-crested Coquette
Lophornis adorabilis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green Hermit in Los Quetzales National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Green Hermit sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green Hermit in Los Quetzales National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Green Hermit in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.