Amazilis amazilia
Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The amazilia hummingbird (Amazilis amazilia) is a hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is the only species placed in the genus Amazilis. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its six subspecies differ primarily in their throat and belly colors.
An illustration of the amazilia hummingbird together with the binomial name Orthorynchus amazilia was published in 1827 by the French naturalist René Lesson. In the following year he published a description. The specific epithet is from the name of the Inca heroine in Jean-François Marmontel's novel Les Incas, ou la destruction de l'Empire du Pérou.
The amazilia hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the amazilia hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic authorities to the resurrected genus Amazilis that had been introduced in 1855 by George Gray. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World retains it in Amazilia.
There are six generally recognized subspecies: A... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Oasi Naturalistica di Sant'Alessio | 🇮🇹 Italy |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Hummingbird sighting in Guayaquil on a given day, based on 480 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 167 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.
December
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald Hummingbird in Guayaquil on a given day, against about 40% in May, the lowest month. That is one of Guayaquil's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 220 mm in February.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Emerald 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Emerald Hummingbird sightings, Guayaquil ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Lima (Peru, about 70%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Emerald Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Guayaquil (480 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.
