Saucerottia hoffmanni
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The blue-vented hummingbird (Saucerottia hoffmanni) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The blue-vented hummingbird was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia as a subspecies of the steely-vented hummingbird (then Amazilia saucerottei, now Saucerottia saucerottei). A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that the genus Amazilia was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, most taxonomic systems accepted the blue-vented hummingbird as a separate species and moved it to the resurrected genus Saucerottia. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) retains it as the steely-vented subspecies Amazilia saucerottei hoffmanni.
The blue-vented hummingbird is monotypic. The blue-vented hummingbird is 8 to 11 cm (3.1 to 4.3 in) long and weighs an average of 4.45 g (0.16 oz). Both sexes have a straight bill with a blackish maxilla and a coral-red mandible with a dark tip. Adult males have golden-green upperparts with coppery to purplish rump and uppertail coverts. Their underparts... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 14 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-vented Hummingbird sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 2,921 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 412 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June and October–November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-vented Hummingbird in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in August, the lowest month. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in March.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-vented 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 16 parks where we can rate Blue-vented Hummingbird sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-vented Hummingbird that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Lesser Violetear (about 60%), Purple-throated Mountain-gem (about 50%) and Stripe-tailed Hummingbird (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-vented Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (2,921 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.
