Talaphorus chlorocercus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The olive-spotted hummingbird (Talaphorus chlorocercus) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of the subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The olive-spotted hummingbird was previously placed in the genus Leucippus. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that Leucippus was polyphyletic. To avoid the polyphyly the olive-spotted hummingbird was moved by most taxonomic systems to the resurrected genus Talaphorus. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World retains it in Leucippus.
The olive-spotted hummingbird is the only member of its genus and has no subspecies. The olive-spotted hummingbird is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs about 6 g (0.21 oz). The sexes are essentially the same. They have a straight blackish bill; the females are slightly longer than the males. Adults have a bronze crown and neck and the rest of their upper parts are grayish-green to bronze-green. Their throat is olive green which sometimes appears speckled with golden green and the rest of the underparts are whitish. Their tail is pale grayish green to olive green... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-spotted Hummingbird sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 107 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 295th most-seen of the 533 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.
July and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olive-spotted Hummingbird in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olive-spotted Hummingbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Olive-spotted Hummingbird sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Olive-spotted Hummingbird that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Great-billed Hermit (about 10%), Fork-tailed Woodnymph (about 10%) and Glittering-throated Emerald (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olive-spotted Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (107 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.
