Polyerata amabilis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The blue-chested hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.
The hummingbird feeds by trap-lining and also defends feeding territory (particularly in nectar-poor habitat), taking nectar and also small insects gleaned from foliage. These foraging territories are often on the borders of forests in areas of scattered flowers. The males will form leks to try to gain the attention of females during breeding season.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Amazilia was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the blue-chested hummingbird was moved to the resurrected genus Polyerata. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-chested Hummingbird sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 115th most-seen of the 249 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-chested Hummingbird in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. That is one of San Lorenzo Protected Forest's wettest months, with about 380 mm of rain against 65 mm in February.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-chested 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.
7th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Blue-chested Hummingbird sightings, San Lorenzo Protected Forest ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 40%), Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-chested Hummingbird that you can see in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Violet-bellied Hummingbird (about 20%), Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (about 20%) and Violet-crowned Woodnymph (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-chested Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (26 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.
