Cynanthus canivetii
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
Canivet's emerald (Cynanthus canivetii) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
The taxonomic history of Canivet's emerald is complicated. The North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), and the Clements taxonomy assign it the binomial Cynanthus canivetii. However, as of 2020 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains it in its earlier genus Chlorostilbon.
However, some authors treat the last two as a single subspecies or species, Salvin's emerald. Others expand C. canivetii to include all of the species now in genus Chlorostilbon under the binomial Chlorostilbon canivetii and the English name fork-tailed emerald, and still others call this combined entity the blue-tailed emerald (Chlorostilbon mellisugus)... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 9 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 15 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 16 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 17 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 18 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 19 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 21 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Canivet's Emerald sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, based on 296 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Canivet's Emerald in Cañón del Sumidero National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July, the lowest month. That is one of Cañón del Sumidero National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 260 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Canivet's Emerald sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 21 parks where we can rate Canivet's Emerald sightings, Cañón del Sumidero National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Ostional Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Canivet's Emerald that you can see in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Berylline Hummingbird (about 30%), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (about 20%) and Plain-capped Starthroat (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Canivet's Emerald is recorded against all the birds logged in Cañón del Sumidero National Park (296 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
