Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Where to see

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

Tijuca National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
2 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
5 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
6 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird?

Tijuca National Park

In Tijuca National Park, Brazil, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January in Tijuca National Park (about 70%), July in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (about 70%) and May–June and August in Emas National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird on a given day. Each park's Swallow-tailed Hummingbird page has the full month-by-month chart.