Abeillia abeillei
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In 3 days ~10%
The emerald-chinned hummingbird (Abeillia abeillei) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is native to montane areas of southern Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
The emerald-chinned hummingbird is the only member of genus Abeillia. The emerald-chinned hummingbird is 7 to 8.6 cm (2.8 to 3.4 in) long and weighs about 2.7 to 3.5 g (0.095 to 0.12 oz). Both sexes of both subspecies have a short, straight, dull black bill. The nominate adult male has metallic bronze green to greenish bronze upperparts. Its central pair of tail feathers are bronze green and the rest black with a faint bluish or bronzy gloss. All have brownish gray tips. Its face has a bold white spot behind the eye. Its chin and upper throat are brilliant metallic emerald green and the lower throat velvety black to dusky metallic bronze green. The rest of its underparts are deep brownish gray with some metallic bronze green gloss except on the belly. The undertail coverts are metallic bronze green with wide brownish gray edges to the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald-chinned Hummingbird sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 201st most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald-chinned Hummingbird in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and November–May, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Emerald-chinned 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Emerald-chinned Hummingbird sightings, Cusuco National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Emerald-chinned Hummingbird that you can see in Cusuco National Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (about 60%), White-bellied Emerald (about 40%) and Stripe-throated Hermit (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Emerald-chinned Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Cusuco National Park (17 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
