Elliotomyia chionogaster
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The white-bellied hummingbird (Elliotomyia chionogaster) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. The white-bellied hummingbird has at various times been placed in genera Leucippus and Elliotia, and until 2014 in Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Amazilia was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the white-bellied hummingbird was placed by most taxonomic systems in a new genus Elliotomyia.
However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains it in Amazilia. The white-bellied hummingbird shares genus Elliotomyia with the green-and-white hummingbird (E. viridicauda). The white-bellied hummingbird is 9 to 12 cm (3.5 to 4.7 in) long. Males weigh 4.9 to 6.7 g (0.17 to 0.24 oz) and females 4.5 to 6 g (0.16 to 0.21 oz). Both sexes of both subspecies have a medium length straight bill with a blackish maxilla and a reddish mandible with a dark tip. Adult males of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Hummingbird sighting in Cochabamba on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 112 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Hummingbird in Cochabamba on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Cochabamba's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 100 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-bellied Hummingbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 White-bellied Hummingbird sightings, Cochabamba has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 10%) and La Paz (Bolivia, under 5%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the White-bellied Hummingbird that you can see in Cochabamba (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Glittering-bellied Emerald (about 50%) and Sparkling Violetear (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Cochabamba (39 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.
