Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusKlais
- SpeciesKlais guimeti (Violet-headed Hummingbird)
The violet-headed hummingbird (Klais guimeti) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is the only species in the genus Klais. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Santa Rosa National Park
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Saucerottia hoffmanni
Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii
Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Phaeochroa cuvierii
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Violet-headed Hummingbird at Santa Rosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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