Lesser Violetear
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Lesser Violetear

Colibri cyanotus

Insufficient data
overall probability at Amboró National Park
4 Verified records at Amboró National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus), also known as the mountain violet-ear, is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Costa Rica south to the Andes and Argentina and east to Venezuela. This species and the Mexican violetear were formerly considered as conspecific and named the 'green violetear'. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park

White-vented Violetear
LC

White-vented Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri serrirostris

Insufficient data
Sparkling Violetear
LC

Sparkling Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri coruscans

Insufficient data
White-bellied Hummingbird
LC

White-bellied Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elliotomyia chionogaster

30–40% · Possible
Glittering-bellied Emerald
LC

Glittering-bellied Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorostilbon lucidus

30–40% · Possible
Red-tailed Comet
LC

Red-tailed Comet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sappho sparganurus

20–30% · Possible
Slender-tailed Woodstar
LC

Slender-tailed Woodstar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microstilbon burmeisteri

Insufficient data
Blue-capped Puffleg
LC

Blue-capped Puffleg

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eriocnemis glaucopoides

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available
LC

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania furcata

5–10% · With luck
White-browed Hermit
LC

White-browed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis stuarti

5–10% · Rare
Blue-tufted Starthroat
LC

Blue-tufted Starthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliomaster furcifer

<5% · Rare
Glittering-throated Emerald
LC

Glittering-throated Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chionomesa fimbriata

<5% · Rare
Gray-breasted Sabrewing
LC

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylopterus largipennis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Violetear at Amboró National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
5 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
6 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
8 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
9 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
10 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
11 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
12 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
13 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
14 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
16 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
18 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
19 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
20 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
21 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
22 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
23 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
26 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
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