Amazilia rutila
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The cinnamon hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) is a species of hummingbird (named for its brilliant brown gold color) in the tribe of the 'emeralds', Trochilini (subfamily Trochilinae). Currently, four regional subspecies are recognized.
Cinnamon hummingbirds are typically found at or just slightly above sea level, often inhabiting coastal and lowland areas, as well as further inland in warmer locations in the southern parts of their range. They are predominantly found along the Pacific western coast of México and south through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. They are also found in Belize and the southern Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatán.
The cinnamon hummingbird was formally described in 1842 by French naturalist René Lesson after a specimen he had collected near Acapulco, Guerrero, in southwestern Mexico. Lesson placed the new species in the genus Ornismya and coined the binomial name Ornismya cinnamomea. Unfortunately, the specific epithet was already in-use, as Paul Gervais had previously used O. cinnamomeus for a separate species of hummingbird described in 1835. In 1843, French ornithologist Adolphe Delattre introduced... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 2 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 4 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Hummingbird sighting in Managua on a given day, based on 853 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 19th most-seen of the 132 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.
January
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Hummingbird in Managua on a given day, against about 20% in April and June, the lowest months. That is one of Managua's driest months, with almost no rain against 310 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinnamon 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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Cinnamon Hummingbird sightings, Managua ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in San Salvador (El Salvador, about 60%) and Tegucigalpa (Honduras, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Managua (853 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.
