Saucerottia cyanocephala
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The azure-crowned hummingbird (Saucerottia cyanocephala) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
The azure-crowned hummingbird was originally described as Ornismya cyanocephalus and later moved into genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Amazilia was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the azure-crowned hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic systems to the resurrected genus Saucerottia. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World retains it in Amazilia.
The azure-crowned hummingbird is 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long. Males weigh an average of about 5.8 g (0.20 oz) and females average about 5.4 g (0.19 oz). The bills of both sexes of both subspecies have a black maxilla and a dull pink mandible with a black outer third. Within a subspecies the sexes are almost alike. Adult... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 5 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Azure-crowned Hummingbird sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 257th most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Azure-crowned Hummingbird in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 80 mm in February.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Azure-crowned Hummingbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Azure-crowned Hummingbird sightings, Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 20%) and La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Azure-crowned Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (12 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.
