Lesser Violetear

Lesser Violetear

Colibri cyanotus

70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
4,987 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Violetear sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 4,987 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
80–90
Feb
70–80
Mar
60–70
Apr
50–60
May
70–80
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
80–90
Nov
80–90
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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Violetear in Los Quetzales National Park?

About 76% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Violetear sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 4,987 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Violetear in Los Quetzales National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Violetear in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.

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