Phaeochroa cuvierii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The scaly-breasted hummingbird or scaly-breasted sabrewing (Phaeochroa cuvierii) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Most major taxonomic systems place the scaly-breasted hummingbird by itself in genus Phaeochroa. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) places it in the large genus Campylopterus and calls it the scaly-breasted sabrewing. All but HBW follow the findings of a 2014 study that found Campylpterus to be polyphyletic and resulted in the move of several species to other genera.
The worldwide systems agree that the scaly-breasted hummingbird has these six subspecies: The scaly-breasted hummingbird is 11.5 to 13 cm (4.5 to 5.1 in) long and weighs about 8 to 10 g (0.28 to 0.35 oz). All of the subspecies... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-breasted Hummingbird sighting in Tikal National Park on a given day, based on 103 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 164th most-seen of the 300 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and July–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-breasted Hummingbird in Tikal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scaly-breasted 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.
13th of 29
Of the 29 parks where we can rate Scaly-breasted Hummingbird sightings, Tikal National Park ranks 13th at about 10%. The best odds are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Scaly-breasted Hummingbird that you can see in Tikal National Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (about 30%), White-bellied Emerald (about 30%) and Purple-crowned Fairy (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scaly-breasted Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Tikal National Park (103 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.
