Basilinna leucotis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The white-eared hummingbird (Basilinna leucotis) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from the southwestern U.S. to Nicaragua. The white-eared hummingbird was originally placed in genus Trochilus and then moved to Hylocharis. A study published in 2014 determined that both were in error and it was moved to Basilinna.
The white-eared hummingbird is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long. Males weigh an average of 3.6 g (0.13 oz) and females 3.2 g (0.11 oz). Adults of the three subspecies are very similar. Their bills are straight; males' are red with a black tip and females' are mostly blackish with some red to orange at the base.
Males of the nominate subspecies in breeding plumage have a metallic violet or bluish violet forehead, a mostly black face with a wide white stripe behind the eye, and a dull black crown. Their upperparts are bright metallic green to bronze green and the uppertail coverts more bronzy; the rump and covert feathers have rusty edges. The central pair of tail feathers... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Hummingbird sighting in Puebla on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 86th most-seen of the 164 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Hummingbird in Puebla on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and August–November, the lowest months. Those are among Puebla's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-eared 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.
4th of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate White-eared Hummingbird sightings, Puebla ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 50%), Toluca (México, about 30%) and Mexico City (México, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the White-eared Hummingbird that you can see in Puebla (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Broad-billed Hummingbird (about 60%), Violet-crowned Hummingbird (about 40%) and Berylline Hummingbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-eared Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Puebla (50 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.
