Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The sapphire-throated hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis) is a shiny metallic-green hummingbird found in Panama, Colombia, and more recently Costa Rica. The sapphire-throated hummingbird is separated into three subspecies; Chrysuronia coeruleogularis coeruleogularis, Chrysuronia coeruleogularis coelina, and Chrysuronia coeruleogularis conifis.
Measuring 9 cm (3.5 in), this hummingbird sports a distinctively forked tail, which helps to distinguish it from other similarly sized and colored hummingbirds. The male is metallic green overall, with a violet-blue throat and dark tail. The female has entirely white underparts from throat to vent and distinctive green spots along the sides of the breast.
Due to its large home range and adaptability to habitat change, the sapphire-throated hummingbird is listed as a species of least concern by the IUCN Red List. It prefers to live in mangroves, scrubs, and light forests, however is able to adapt if need be.
The sapphire-throated hummingbird is part of the order Apodiformes, which includes the hummingbirds, swifts and treeswifts. They are part of the family Trochilidae, also known as the hummingbirds, which are distinguished... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sapphire-throated Hummingbird sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 201st most-seen of the 249 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sapphire-throated Hummingbird in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, against under 5% in May–August, October and December–March, the lowest months. That is one of San Lorenzo Protected Forest's wettest months, with about 380 mm of rain against 65 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sapphire-throated 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Sapphire-throated Hummingbird sightings, San Lorenzo Protected Forest ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Parque Natural Metropolitano (Panama, about 10%) and Coiba National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Sapphire-throated 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 Sapphire-throated Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (11 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.
