Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
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Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Iguaçu National Park
35 Verified records at Iguaçu National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The swallow-tailed hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) is a species in the hummingbird family (Trochilidae), found mainly in east-central South America. Most authorities place it in the genus Eupetomena, although some place it in Campylopterus based on song and the thick shafts of the males' first primaries. Its common name and specific epithet (which means "large-tailed") both refer to the long, deeply forked, somewhat swallow-like tail. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park

Violet-capped Woodnymph
LC

Violet-capped Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania glaucopis

10–20% · With luck
Scale-throated Hermit
LC

Scale-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis eurynome

10–20% · With luck
Versicolored Emerald
LC

Versicolored Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysuronia versicolor

5–10% · With luck
Gilded Hummingbird
LC

Gilded Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylocharis chrysura

5–10% · With luck
Glittering-bellied Emerald
LC

Glittering-bellied Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorostilbon lucidus

5–10% · With luck
Planalto Hermit
LC

Planalto Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis pretrei

5–10% · With luck
Black-throated Mango
LC

Black-throated Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Purple-crowned Plovercrest
LC

Purple-crowned Plovercrest

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stephanoxis loddigesii

<5% · Rare
Black Jacobin
LC

Black Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga fusca

<5% · Rare
White-throated Hummingbird
LC

White-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucochloris albicollis

<5% · Rare
Blue-tufted Starthroat
LC

Blue-tufted Starthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliomaster furcifer

<5% · Rare
White-tailed Goldenthroat
LC Endemic

White-tailed Goldenthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polytmus guainumbi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
2 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
5 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
6 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
7 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
9 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
11 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
12 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Iguaçu National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Iguaçu National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.

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