Panterpe insignis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The fiery-throated hummingbird (Panterpe insignis) is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems" tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The fiery-throated hummingbird is the only member of genus Panterpe.
The fiery-throated hummingbird is 10.5 to 11 cm (4.1 to 4.3 in) long. Males weigh 5.9 to 6.2 g (0.21 to 0.22 oz) and females 4.9 to 5.2 g (0.17 to 0.18 oz). Within each subspecies the male and female are alike. All have a mostly black bill with a pink base to the mandible and a small white spot behind the eye. The nominate P. i. insignis has a glittering royal blue crown and the rest of the face and nape are black. The back is bright metallic green that becomes bluish green on the uppertail coverts. The tail is blue-black. The center of the throat is brilliant rosy coppery orange and the sides are golden green. It has a violet-blue patch on the center of the breast and the rest of the underparts are bright green to blue-green. Subspecies P. i. eisenmanni is slightly smaller than the nominate but has a much shorter... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery-throated Hummingbird sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 392 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 296 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery-throated Hummingbird in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, the lowest month. Those are among Volcán Barú National Park's driest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 460 mm in October.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fiery-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.
4th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Fiery-throated Hummingbird sightings, Volcán Barú National Park ranks 4th at about 20%. The best odds are in Irazú Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 70%), Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Fiery-throated Hummingbird that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are White-throated Mountain-gem (about 70%), Lesser Violetear (about 60%) and Scintillant Hummingbird (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fiery-throated Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcán Barú National Park (392 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.
