Selasphorus (Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds)

Species in this group

LC

Selasphorus flammula

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC

Selasphorus platycercus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Selasphorus scintilla

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

NT

Selasphorus rufus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Selasphorus sasin

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Selasphorus calliope

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Selasphorus ellioti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Selasphorus heloisa

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

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 3 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~90%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~90%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~20%
2	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~90%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~80%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~40%
3	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~60%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~60%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~10%
4	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 8	~60%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~50%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~20%
5	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~50%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~50%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
6	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 8	~30%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~30%
	Heloise's Hummingbird			<5%
7	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~30%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~20%
	Calliope Hummingbird			~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
8	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~30%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~20%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~20%
9	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~30%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~30%
10	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~30%
	Allen's Hummingbird			~30%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
11	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~30%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~20%
	Calliope Hummingbird			~10%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 8	~20%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~20%
	Volcano Hummingbird			<5%
13	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~20%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
14	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~20%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
15	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~20%
16	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~20%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~10%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~10%
17	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~20%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
18	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Allen's Hummingbird			~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
19	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
20	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
21	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 8	~10%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
22	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	~10%
	Wine-throated Hummingbird			~10%
23	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 8	~10%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~10%
	Volcano Hummingbird			<5%
24	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 8	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
25	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
26	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	~10%
	Calliope Hummingbird			~10%
27	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
28	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
29	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
30	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
31	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	<5%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			<5%
32	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
33	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
34	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
35	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 8	<5%
	Wine-throated Hummingbird			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~60%
	Allen's Hummingbird			~60%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
2	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~50%
	Allen's Hummingbird			~50%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
3	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	3 of 8	~40%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
	Heloise's Hummingbird			~10%
4	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	~20%
	Allen's Hummingbird			~20%
5	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~20%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
6	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
7	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~10%
	Allen's Hummingbird			~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
8	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 8	~10%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
9	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	3 of 8	~10%
	Calliope Hummingbird			~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
10	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	4 of 8	<5%
	Heloise's Hummingbird			<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
11	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
12	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Allen's Hummingbird			<5%
13	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
14	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
	Allen's Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
15	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Allen's Hummingbird			<5%
16	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
17	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
18	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
19	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
20	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
21	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
22	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
23	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 8	<5%
	Heloise's Hummingbird			<5%
24	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
25	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
26	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
27	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 8	<5%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			<5%
28	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
29	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 8	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Living Desert Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Butterfly World	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds

Species in this group

Volcano Hummingbird

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Scintillant Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Calliope Hummingbird

Wine-throated Hummingbird

Heloise's Hummingbird

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found