Lesser Violetear

Colibri cyanotus

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusColibri
SpeciesColibri cyanotus (Lesser Violetear)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Cajas National Park

1 Verified records at Cajas 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 Cajas National Park

Colibri coruscans

10–20% · With luck

Chalcostigma stanleyi

50–60% · Likely

VU Endemic

Metallura baroni

50–60% · Likely

Oreotrochilus chimborazo

40–50% · Likely

Metallura tyrianthina

40–50% · Likely

Aglaeactis cupripennis

20–30% · Possible

Coeligena iris

20–30% · Possible

Lafresnaya lafresnayi

10–20% · With luck

Heliangelus viola

10–20% · With luck

Pterophanes cyanopterus

10–20% · With luck

Eriocnemis luciani

10–20% · With luck

Coeligena torquata

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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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Lesser Violetear

Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park

Sparkling Violetear

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Violet-throated Metaltail

Ecuadorian Hillstar

Tyrian Metaltail

Shining Sunbeam

Rainbow Starfrontlet

Mountain Velvetbreast

Purple-throated Sunangel

Great Sapphirewing

Coppery-naped Puffleg

Collared Inca

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found