Plain-capped Starthroat

Plain-capped Starthroat

Heliomaster constantii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Las Baulas Marine National Park
64 Verified records at Las Baulas Marine National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The plain-capped starthroat (Heliomaster constantii) is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-capped Starthroat sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
4 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
8 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
18 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plain-capped Starthroat in Las Baulas Marine National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-capped Starthroat sighting in Las Baulas Marine National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Plain-capped Starthroat in Las Baulas Marine National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Plain-capped Starthroat in Las Baulas Marine National Park in our monthly data.

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