Hylocharis chrysura
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The gilded sapphire (Hylocharis chrysura), also known as the gilded hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The names of this species, both English and scientific, have not been settled. The International Ornithological Committee calls it the gilded sapphire (Hylocharis chrysura). The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society and the Clements taxonomy call it the gilded hummingbird, also with the binomial H. chrysura. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World also calls it the gilded hummingbird but with the binomial Amazilia chrysura. The first three systems agree that it shares genus Hylocharis with the rufous-throated sapphire (H. sapphirina). All four agree that it is monotypic.
The gilded sapphire is 8 to 10 cm (3.1 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 4 to 5 g (0.14 to 0.18 oz). Both sexes have a medium length, straight, coral red bill with a black tip. Adult males are mostly iridescent golden-green, with a pale rufous chin and a glittering golden-bronze tail. Adult females are... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 4 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 7 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gilded Hummingbird sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, based on 224 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 308 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.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gilded Hummingbird in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, against about 10% in May and August–December, the lowest months. That is one of Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 190 mm in January. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gilded Hummingbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Gilded Hummingbird sightings, Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 30%), El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 30%) and El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Gilded Hummingbird that you can see in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Glittering-throated Emerald (about 10%) and Fork-tailed Woodnymph (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gilded Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (224 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.
