Abeillia abeillei
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald-chinned Hummingbird sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 34 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Emerald-chinned Hummingbird in El Triunfo on a given day, against under 5% in February and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of El Triunfo's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 420 mm in June. June has too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Emerald-chinned Hummingbird sightings, El Triunfo has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cusuco National Park (Honduras, under 5%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Emerald-chinned 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 Emerald-chinned Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (34 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.
