Gilded Hummingbird
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Gilded Hummingbird

Hylocharis chrysura

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

The gilded sapphire (Hylocharis chrysura), also known as the gilded hummingbird, is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Gilded Hummingbird sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 445 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park

Glittering-bellied Emerald
LC

Glittering-bellied Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorostilbon lucidus

20–30% · Possible
Blue-tufted Starthroat
LC

Blue-tufted Starthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliomaster furcifer

10–20% · With luck
White-tailed Goldenthroat
LC Endemic

White-tailed Goldenthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polytmus guainumbi

Insufficient data
Black-throated Mango
LC

Black-throated Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Black Jacobin
LC

Black Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga fusca

<5% · Rare
White-throated Hummingbird
LC

White-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucochloris albicollis

Insufficient data
Sick's Swift
LC

Sick's Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura meridionalis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
3 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
4 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
6 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
7 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
9 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
10 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
11 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gilded Hummingbird in Iberá National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Gilded Hummingbird sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 445 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gilded Hummingbird in Iberá National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Gilded Hummingbird in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.

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