Metallura tyrianthina
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Tyrian metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Lesbiinae, the brilliants and coquettes. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The Tyrian metaltail has these seven subspecies:
The Tyrian metaltail is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 2.7 to 5.1 g (0.10 to 0.18 oz). Both sexes of all subspecies have a short, straight, black bill. The male of the nominate subspecies has bottle green upperparts and gray underparts with pale fringes on the feathers. It has an emerald green throat and a slightly forked glistening bronze tail. The female is also bottle green above. Its throat and upper breast are ochre-orange with olive green spots and the lower breast and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Tyrian Metaltail sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 734 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July–August and December–February
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Tyrian Metaltail in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against about 40% in March and September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tyrian Metaltail 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 4 parks where we can rate Tyrian Metaltail sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Tyrian Metaltail that you can see in Chingaza National Natural Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Glowing Puffleg (about 50%), Bronze-tailed Thornbill (about 30%) and Coppery-bellied Puffleg (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tyrian Metaltail is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (734 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.
