Saucerottia beryllina
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The berylline hummingbird (Saucerottia beryllina) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the southern United States.
The berylline hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus Amazilia was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the berylline hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic systems to the resurrected genus Saucerottia. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World retains it in Amazilia.
The berylline hummingbird has five subspecies: The berylline hummingbird primarily inhabits arid landscapes. The wide variety includes dense oak and pine-oak forest, scrublands, deciduous and thorn forest, gallery forest, plantations, and parks and gardens. In elevation it is found from near sea level to the submontane zone, though it is most common between 500 and 1,800 m (1,600 and 5,900 ft).
The berylline hummingbird is 8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 in) long. Males weigh... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 6 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Berylline Hummingbird sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 143 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Berylline Hummingbird in El Triunfo on a given day, against about 30% in July, the lowest month. Those are among El Triunfo's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 420 mm in June. June has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Berylline 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Berylline Hummingbird sightings, El Triunfo has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 30%) and Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Berylline Hummingbird that you can see in El Triunfo (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Green-throated Mountain-gem (about 20%), White-bellied Emerald (about 20%) and Ruby-throated Hummingbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Berylline Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (143 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.
