Selasphorus ellioti
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The wine-throated hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti) is a species of hummingbird in tribe Mellisugini of subfamily Trochilinae, the "bee hummingbirds". It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, and the Clements taxonomy place the wine-throated hummingbird in genus Selasphorus. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) places it in genus Atthis.
The wine-throated hummingbird is 6.5 to 7 cm (2.6 to 2.8 in) long. Females weigh 2 to 4 g (0.071 to 0.14 oz); male weights are not documented. Both sexes of both subspecies have a short, straight, blackish bill and a small white spot behind the eye.
Males of the nominate subspecies have green upperparts. Their gorget is glittering rose pink with violet highlights, and its longer hindward feathers flare out and back. The flanks are a mix of cinnamon and green and the rest of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wine-throated Hummingbird sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wine-throated Hummingbird in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wine-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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Wine-throated Hummingbird sightings, Cusuco National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Wine-throated 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 Wine-throated Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Cusuco National Park (6 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.
