Chlorestes cyanus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The White-chinned sapphire (Chlorestes cyanus) is a small species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in northern and eastern South America. It inhabits a variety of environments, including lowland tropical forests, woodland edges, and clearings with scattered trees. This species is known for its distinctive steel-blue tail and sexual dimorphism, with males displaying a violet-blue head and throat and a coral-red bill, while females have subdued green plumage. The White-chinned sapphire feeds primarily on nectar from flowering plants but also consumes small arthropods such as insects and spiders. It is non-migratory species and occurs as a year round resident throughout much of its range.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Hylocharis. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Hylocharis was polyphyletic. In the revised classification to create monophyletic genera, the white-chinned sapphire was moved to Chlorestes.
The white-chinned sapphire is a South American hummingbird, found across much of northern and eastern South America. Prior to 2007, this bird was widespread in the Amazon Rainforest at altitudes below 600m, extending... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Sapphire sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 347th most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Sapphire in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and November–April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-chinned Sapphire sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate White-chinned Sapphire sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%), Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 10%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the White-chinned Sapphire that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Reddish Hermit (about 20%), Fork-tailed Woodnymph (about 20%) and White-bearded Hermit (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-chinned Sapphire is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (73 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.
