Pampa rufa
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The rufous sabrewing (Pampa rufa) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico. The rufous sabrewing was originally described as Pampa rufus, later moved to genus Campylopterus, and later still restored to Pampa with the specific epithet revised to match its gender to the genus. The North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), and the Clements taxonomy have adopted the binomial P. rufa. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retained it as Campylopterus rufus.
The taxonomic systems agree that the rufous sabrewing is monotypic. The rufous sabrewing is 12.1 to 14 cm (4.8 to 5.5 in) long and weighs an average of 7.5 g (0.26 oz). Its black bill is straight, stout, and broad. The sexes have essentially the same plumage. Their upperparts are bright metallic bronze green to greenish bronze; the crown is slightly darker and duller and the uppertail coverts are more bronzy. Their face is cinnamon with a white spot behind the eye and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Sabrewing sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd 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 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Sabrewing in El Triunfo on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. 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 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous Sabrewing sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only El Triunfo, in our data
El Triunfo is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rufous Sabrewing sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous Sabrewing 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 Rufous Sabrewing is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (31 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.
