Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The sapphire-throated hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis) is a shiny metallic-green hummingbird found in Panama, Colombia, and more recently Costa Rica. The sapphire-throated hummingbird is separated into three subspecies; Chrysuronia coeruleogularis coeruleogularis, Chrysuronia coeruleogularis coelina, and Chrysuronia coeruleogularis conifis.
Measuring 9 cm (3.5 in), this hummingbird sports a distinctively forked tail, which helps to distinguish it from other similarly sized and colored hummingbirds. The male is metallic green overall, with a violet-blue throat and dark tail. The female has entirely white underparts from throat to vent and distinctive green spots along the sides of the breast.
Due to its large home range and adaptability to habitat change, the sapphire-throated hummingbird is listed as a species of least concern by the IUCN Red List. It prefers to live in mangroves, scrubs, and light forests, however is able to adapt if need be.
The sapphire-throated hummingbird is part of the order Apodiformes, which includes the hummingbirds, swifts and treeswifts. They are part of the family Trochilidae, also known as the hummingbirds, which are distinguished... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sapphire-throated Hummingbird sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 1,154 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 48th most-seen of the 363 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.
July and October–May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sapphire-throated Hummingbird in Panama City on a given day, against about 10% in June and August–September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sapphire-throated 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 2 cities where we can rate Sapphire-throated Hummingbird sightings, Panama City has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Barranquilla (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Sapphire-throated Hummingbird that you can see in Panama City (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (about 30%), Garden Emerald (about 10%) and Black-throated Mango (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sapphire-throated Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Panama City (1,154 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.
