Saucerottia saucerottei
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The steely-vented hummingbird (Saucerottia saucerottei) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The steely-vented hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus Amazilia was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the steely-vented hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic systems to the resurrected genus Saucerottia. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains it in Amazilia.
The steely-vented hummingbird is 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in) long and weighs about 4.4 to 5.0 g (0.16 to 0.18 oz). Both sexes of all subspecies have a... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Steely-vented Hummingbird sighting in Cali on a given day, based on 737 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 226 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.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Steely-vented Hummingbird in Cali on a given day, against about 30% in February–April and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Cali's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 150 mm in November.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Steely-vented 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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Steely-vented Hummingbird sightings, Cali has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Medellín (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Steely-vented Hummingbird that you can see in Cali (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (about 50%), Black-throated Mango (about 20%) and White-necked Jacobin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Steely-vented Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Cali (737 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.
