Chalybura buffonii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The white-vented plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Most taxonomic systems assign five subspecies to the white-vented plumeleteer:
However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) assigns C. b. intermedia as a subspecies of bronze-tailed plumeleteer (C. urochrysia). The white-vented plumeleteer is 10.5 to 12 cm (4.1 to 4.7 in) long. Males weigh 6 to 7.3 g (0.21 to 0.26 oz) and females 5.9 to 7.9 g (0.21 to 0.28 oz). All of the subspecies except intermedia have a black bill and black feet; that one has a pinkish base to the mandible and pale pink to red feet.
Males of the nominate subspecies C. b. buffonii have mostly dark metallic green upperparts with a bronzy tinge to the crown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-vented Plumeleteer sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 87th most-seen of the 186 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.
January, March, May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-vented Plumeleteer in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June and August–December, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-vented Plumeleteer 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 White-vented Plumeleteer sightings, Valencia, Venezuela has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Caracas (Venezuela, under 5%) and Panama City (Panama, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-vented Plumeleteer is recorded against all the birds logged in Valencia, Venezuela (32 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.
