Heliangelus exortis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The tourmaline sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The tourmaline sunangel is monotypic. However, at times it has been considered conspecific with the flame-throated sunangel (H. micraster).
The tourmaline sunangel is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long. Males weigh 3.5 to 8.5 g (0.12 to 0.30 oz) and females 4 to 5.2 g (0.14 to 0.18 oz). Their bill is blackish, straight, and of medium length. Both sexes have dark shining green upperparts and dusky gray underparts with round green spots. Their tails' central feathers are dark bronze and the others blackish. Adult males have a glittering green frontlet just above the bill, a dark purple-blue chin, and a glittering rosy pink gorget with a glittering emerald green border below it. Adult females lack the green frontlet, their chin is blackish, and their throat whitish with green to dusky speckles and sometimes a few glittering rosy feathers. Juveniles are like the adult female but the male has a white chin.
The tourmaline sunangel is found in all... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tourmaline Sunangel sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 1,437 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tourmaline Sunangel in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tourmaline Sunangel sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Tourmaline Sunangel sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%) and Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Tourmaline Sunangel that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Shining Sunbeam (about 40%), Great Sapphirewing (about 40%) and Golden-breasted Puffleg (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tourmaline Sunangel is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (1,437 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.
