Coppery-headed Emerald

Coppery-headed Emerald

Microchera cupreiceps

Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Arenal Volcano National Park
432 Verified records at Arenal Volcano National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The coppery-headed emerald (Microchera cupreiceps) is a small hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery-headed Emerald sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 432 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Snowcap
LC

Snowcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microchera albocoronata

<5% · Rare
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazilia tzacatl

70–80% · Very likely
Violet-headed Hummingbird
LC

Violet-headed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Klais guimeti

40–50% · Likely
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
LC

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaeochroa cuvierii

30–40% · Possible
Green Hermit
LC

Green Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis guy

30–40% · Possible
Black-crested Coquette
LC

Black-crested Coquette

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophornis helenae

20–30% · Possible
Stripe-throated Hermit
LC

Stripe-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis striigularis

20–30% · Possible
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
LC

Violet-crowned Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania colombica

20–30% · Possible
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
LC

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalybura urochrysia

20–30% · Possible
Purple-crowned Fairy
LC

Purple-crowned Fairy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliothryx barroti

20–30% · With luck
White-necked Jacobin
LC

White-necked Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga mellivora

10–20% · With luck
Green Thorntail
LC

Green Thorntail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Discosura conversii

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ 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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
3 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
4 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Coppery-headed Emerald in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery-headed Emerald sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 432 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Coppery-headed Emerald in Arenal Volcano National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Coppery-headed Emerald in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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