Green-tailed Trainbearer

Green-tailed Trainbearer

Lesbia nuna

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Chingaza National Natural Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

34 Verified sightings at Chingaza National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
65 In all 2 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green-tailed Trainbearer

The green-tailed trainbearer (Lesbia nuna) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Venezuela. The taxonomy of the green-tailed trainbearer is not settled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these six subspecies:

Though the green-tailed trainbearer shares its genus with the black-tailed trainbearer (L. victoriae), they might not be especially closely related. All of the subspecies except the nominate (and boliviana) have at various times been suggested as separate species. Two additional subspecies have been proposed as well, but the weight of evidence is that they are hybrids of the two trainbearers.

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Sounds

Song0:19

Ecuador · 2023

© Manuel Sanchez-Nivicela · XC937247 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:05

Colombia · 2022

© Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel) · XC697622 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:04

Colombia · 2020

© Fernando Castro · XC582123 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
2 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green-tailed Trainbearer in Chingaza National Natural Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-tailed Trainbearer sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 111th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green-tailed Trainbearer in Chingaza National Natural Park?

January and May

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-tailed Trainbearer in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and June–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green-tailed Trainbearer?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-tailed Trainbearer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chingaza National Natural Park the best place to see a Green-tailed Trainbearer?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Green-tailed Trainbearer sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).

Where does the Green-tailed Trainbearer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green-tailed Trainbearer is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (34 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.

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