Chlorostilbon lucidus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The glittering-bellied emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The glittering-bellied emerald was widely called by the scientific name Chlorostilbon aureoventris, but in 2006 José Pacheco and Bret Whitney showed that lucidus is the correct specific epithet due to the principle of priority.
The Clements taxonomy and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World add C. l. igneous, whose population the IOC includes in the nominate. Some ornithologists believe that pucherani is "approaching the species threshold".
The authorities and distributions for the three subspecies are: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 4 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 9 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Glittering-bellied Emerald sighting in Mendoza on a given day, based on 126 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 69 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Glittering-bellied Emerald in Mendoza on a given day, against about 10% in April to September, the lowest months. That is one of Mendoza's wettest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 10 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Glittering-bellied Emerald sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 19
Of the 19 cities where we can rate Glittering-bellied Emerald sightings, Mendoza ranks 6th at about 30%. The best odds are in Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 50%), Rosario (Argentina, about 40%) and Asuncion (Paraguay, about 40%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Glittering-bellied Emerald that you can see in Mendoza (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Red-tailed Comet (about 50%), Sparkling Violetear (about 10%) and Green-backed Firecrown (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Glittering-bellied Emerald is recorded against all the birds logged in Mendoza (126 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.
