Saucerottia saucerottei
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Steely-vented Hummingbird sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 615 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Steely-vented Hummingbird in Medellín on a given day, against about 10% in August and December–May, the lowest months.
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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Steely-vented Hummingbird sightings, Medellín ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 40%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Steely-vented Hummingbird that you can see in Medellín (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (about 50%) and Black-throated Mango (about 20%), 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 Medellín (615 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.
