Eugenes fulgens
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Rivoli's hummingbird (Eugenes fulgens), also known as the magnificent hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the United States.
Eugenes fulgens was originally described as the magnificent hummingbird, and by the late 1800s was treated as having two subspecies. Beginning in 2017 the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (NACC), the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), and the Clements taxonomy split them into the current Rivoli's hummingbird and the Talamanca hummingbird (E. spectabilis). However, as of 2020, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains the single species "magnificent" hummingbird treatment.
Rivoli's hummingbird is monotypic. Rivoli's hummingbird is about 11 to 14 cm (4.3 to 5.5 in) long and weighs about 6 to 10 g (0.21 to 0.35 oz), with males typically a little larger than females. It has a wingspan of 18 centimetres (7.1 in). Of the hummingbirds found in the United States, Rivoli's hummingbird is one... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rivoli's Hummingbird sighting in La Tigra National Park on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 176 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and May
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rivoli's Hummingbird in La Tigra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month. Those are among La Tigra National Park's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 260 mm in June.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rivoli's Hummingbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Rivoli's Hummingbird sightings, La Tigra National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 40%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Rivoli's Hummingbird that you can see in La Tigra National Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are White-eared Hummingbird (about 60%), Green-breasted Mountain-gem (about 30%) and Azure-crowned Hummingbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rivoli's Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in La Tigra National Park (64 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.
