Amazilia rutila
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The cinnamon hummingbird (Amazilia rutila) is a species of hummingbird (named for its brilliant brown gold color) in the tribe of the 'emeralds', Trochilini (subfamily Trochilinae). Currently, four regional subspecies are recognized.
Cinnamon hummingbirds are typically found at or just slightly above sea level, often inhabiting coastal and lowland areas, as well as further inland in warmer locations in the southern parts of their range. They are predominantly found along the Pacific western coast of México and south through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. They are also found in Belize and the southern Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo and Yucatán.
The cinnamon hummingbird was formally described in 1842 by French naturalist René Lesson after a specimen he had collected near Acapulco, Guerrero, in southwestern Mexico. Lesson placed the new species in the genus Ornismya and coined the binomial name Ornismya cinnamomea. Unfortunately, the specific epithet was already in-use, as Paul Gervais had previously used O. cinnamomeus for a separate species of hummingbird described in 1835. In 1843, French ornithologist Adolphe Delattre introduced... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 2 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 4 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Hummingbird sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 194th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Hummingbird in El Triunfo on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–May, July–September and November, the lowest months. 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 Cinnamon 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.
15th of 24
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Cinnamon Hummingbird sightings, El Triunfo ranks 15th at about 10%. The best odds are in Masaya Volcano National Park (Nicaragua, about 60%), Celestún Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 50%) and Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Cinnamon Hummingbird that you can see in El Triunfo (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Berylline Hummingbird (about 60%), Green-throated Mountain-gem (about 20%) and White-bellied Emerald (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (9 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.
