Lesbia nuna
Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The green-tailed trainbearer (Lesbia nuna) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Venezuela. The taxonomy of the green-tailed trainbearer is not settled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these six subspecies:
Though the green-tailed trainbearer shares its genus with the black-tailed trainbearer (L. victoriae), they might not be especially closely related. All of the subspecies except the nominate (and boliviana) have at various times been suggested as separate species. Two additional subspecies have been proposed as well, but the weight of evidence is that they are hybrids of the two trainbearers.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-tailed Trainbearer sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 110 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 167 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.
June, September and November–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-tailed Trainbearer in Quito on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-tailed Trainbearer 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 Green-tailed Trainbearer sightings, Quito has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bogota (Colombia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-tailed Trainbearer is recorded against all the birds logged in Quito (110 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.
