Violet-headed Hummingbird

Violet-headed Hummingbird

Klais guimeti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Braulio Carrillo National Park
1,268 Verified records at Braulio Carrillo National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The violet-headed hummingbird (Klais guimeti) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is the only species in the genus Klais. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-headed Hummingbird sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 1,268 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
30–40
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 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
3 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
7 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
8 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
9 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
10 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
11 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
12 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
13 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
14 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
18 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
19 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
20 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
23 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
26 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
28 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Violet-headed Hummingbird in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Violet-headed Hummingbird sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 1,268 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Violet-headed Hummingbird in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Violet-headed Hummingbird in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.

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