Gould's Jewelfront
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Gould's Jewelfront

Heliodoxa aurescens

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

Gould's jewelfront or Gould's brilliant (Heliodoxa aurescens) is a medium-sized hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in tropical and equatorial South America. This is an uncommon species with an unusually large range compared to the other members of Heliodoxa. The common name commemorates the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould (1804–1881). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Gould's Jewelfront sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Black-throated Brilliant
LC

Black-throated Brilliant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliodoxa schreibersii

<5% · Rare
Great-billed Hermit
LC

Great-billed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis malaris

10–20% · With luck
Glittering-throated Emerald
LC

Glittering-throated Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chionomesa fimbriata

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania furcata

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-breasted Hermit
LC

Rufous-breasted Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glaucis hirsutus

5–10% · With luck
White-bearded Hermit
LC

White-bearded Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis hispidus

5–10% · With luck
Straight-billed Hermit
LC

Straight-billed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis bourcieri

5–10% · With luck
Long-billed Starthroat
LC

Long-billed Starthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliomaster longirostris

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

Black-throated Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax nigricollis

5–10% · With luck
White-necked Jacobin
LC

White-necked Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga mellivora

5–10% · With luck
Olive-spotted Hummingbird
LC

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Talaphorus chlorocercus

<5% · Rare
Buff-tailed Coronet
LC

Buff-tailed Coronet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Boissonneaua flavescens

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
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 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
7 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gould's Jewelfront in Yasuní National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Gould's Jewelfront sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gould's Jewelfront in Yasuní National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Gould's Jewelfront in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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