Myrtis fanny
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The purple-collared woodstar (Myrtis fanny) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The exact relationships within the "bee hummingbirds" are uncertain, but the purple-collared woodstar appears to be closely related to the amethyst woodstar (Calliphlox amethystina).
The purple-collared woodstar is 7.5 to 8 cm (3.0 to 3.1 in) long and weighs 2.3 to 2.5 g (0.081 to 0.088 oz). Both sexes have a short, decurved, black bill. Their upperparts are bronze-green. Males have an iridescent aquamarine gorget with a shiny violet band below it. The rest of the underparts are dirty white. The long forked tail is dusky brown glossed with light green. The female's underparts are buff, with a bit of white on the throat and belly. Its tail is short and rounded; the central pair of feathers are blue-green, the next pair blue-green with black tips, and the rest black with white tips. The two subspecies are alike but for M. f. megalura's longer tail. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-collared Woodstar sighting in Arequipa on a given day, based on 177 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 20th most-seen of the 61 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-collared Woodstar in Arequipa on a given day, against about 10% in January, March–April, August and November, the lowest months. That is one of Arequipa's driest months, with almost no rain against 45 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Purple-collared Woodstar 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 3 cities where we can rate Purple-collared Woodstar sightings, Arequipa has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Lima (Peru, under 5%) and Quito (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Purple-collared Woodstar that you can see in Arequipa (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Oasis Hummingbird (about 80%) and Peruvian Sheartail (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Purple-collared Woodstar is recorded against all the birds logged in Arequipa (177 verified sightings), 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.
