Genus

Thorntails

Discosura

4 species in our catalog · found in 13 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusDiscosura (Thorntails)

Species in this group

Discosura conversii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Discosura popelairii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Discosura longicaudus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Discosura langsdorffi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Thorntails

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	~50%
	Green Thorntail			~50%
2	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	~20%
	Wire-crested Thorntail			~20%
3	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Green Thorntail			~10%
4	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 4	~10%
	Racket-tailed Coquette			~10%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Green Thorntail			~10%
6	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Green Thorntail			~10%
7	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Green Thorntail			<5%
8	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Green Thorntail			<5%
9	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 4	<5%
	Wire-crested Thorntail			<5%
	Black-bellied Thorntail			<5%
10	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Green Thorntail			<5%
11	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Green Thorntail			<5%
12	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	<5%
	Black-bellied Thorntail			<5%
13	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Green Thorntail			<5%

Thorntails

Species in this group

Green Thorntail

Wire-crested Thorntail

Racket-tailed Coquette

Black-bellied Thorntail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Thorntails

Parks Ranked