Chrysuronia goudoti
Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The shining-green hummingbird (Chrysuronia goudoti) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The shining-green hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus Lepidopyga. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Lepidopyga was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the shining-green hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic systems to Chrysuronia. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains it in Amazilia.
These four subspecies of shining-green hummingbird are recognized: Subspecies C. g. luminosa has at times been treated as a separate species. The shining-green hummingbird is 9 to 9.5 cm (3.5 to 3.7 in) long. Males weigh about 4.1 g (0.14 oz) and females about 3.7 g (0.13 oz). Both sexes of all subspecies have a straightish bill with a black maxilla and a mostly pink mandible. Adult males of the nominate subspecies C. g. goudoti have green... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Maracaibo | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Shining-green Hummingbird sighting in Maracaibo on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 71st most-seen of the 89 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and July–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shining-green Hummingbird in Maracaibo on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and September–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Shining-green 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Shining-green Hummingbird sightings, Maracaibo ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Barranquilla (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Shining-green Hummingbird that you can see in Maracaibo (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Buffy Hummingbird (about 20%) and Blue-tailed Emerald (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Shining-green Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Maracaibo (8 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.
