Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusColibri
- SpeciesColibri cyanotus (Lesser Violetear)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Chalybura urochrysia
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
Amazilia amabilis
Polyerata amabilis
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Phaeochroa cuvierii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Violetear in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Lesser Violetear sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 180 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Violetear in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Violetear in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.