Tilmatura dupontii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The sparkling-tailed woodstar (Tilmatura dupontii), also known as the sparkling-tailed hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is the only species placed in the genus Tilmatura. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
The sparkling-tailed woodstar is the only member of its genus and has no subspecies. However, some authors have proposed that it belongs to the larger genus Philodice and others have assigned a second subspecies to it. Neither of these treatments have received significant support.
Male sparkling-tailed woodstars are 8.2 to 10.1 cm (3.2 to 4.0 in) long. Females are 5.8 to 7.5 cm (2.3 to 3.0 in) long. Twelve specimens weighed an average of 2.23 g (0.079 oz). Both sexes have a long, straight, black bill and a large white patch on each side of the rump. Males have metallic green upperparts, a grayish white breast, and dark metallic bronze green belly and flanks. Their gorget is metallic violet blue. The central two pairs of tail feathers are metallic bronze green. The outer three pairs are about four times as long as the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 385 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 332 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.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in August to April, the lowest months. Those are among Mexico City's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in December.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sparkling-tailed 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.
Yes
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird sightings, Mexico City has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Puebla (México, under 5%) and Guatemala City (Guatemala, under 5%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird that you can see in Mexico City (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Berylline Hummingbird (about 60%), Broad-billed Hummingbird (about 50%) and White-eared Hummingbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Mexico City (385 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.
