Heliangelus amethysticollis
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The amethyst-throated sunangel (Heliangelus amethysticollis) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. The amethyst-throated sunangel's taxonomy is not settled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW), and the Clements taxonomy assign these four subspecies to it:
The South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological Society includes three other subspecies. The amethyst-throated sunangel, as defined by the IOC, is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 3.8 to 7.7 g (0.13 to 0.27 oz). The species has a straight, rather short, black bill. The adult male of nominate subspecies H. a. amethysticollis has... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Amethyst-throated Sunangel sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 816 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report an Amethyst-throated Sunangel in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 20% in September, the lowest month.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amethyst-throated Sunangel 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 Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Amethyst-throated Sunangel sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amethyst-throated Sunangel is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (816 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.
