Mountain Velvetbreast
Lafresnaya lafresnayi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusLafresnaya
- SpeciesLafresnaya lafresnayi (Mountain Velvetbreast)
Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park
Blue-mantled Thornbill
Chalcostigma stanleyi
Violet-throated Metaltail
Metallura baroni
Ecuadorian Hillstar
Oreotrochilus chimborazo
Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura tyrianthina
Shining Sunbeam
Aglaeactis cupripennis
Rainbow Starfrontlet
Coeligena iris
Purple-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus viola
Great Sapphirewing
Pterophanes cyanopterus
Coppery-naped Puffleg
Eriocnemis luciani
Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Collared Inca
Coeligena torquata
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Velvetbreast in Cajas National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Mountain Velvetbreast sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 108 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Velvetbreast in Cajas National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Velvetbreast in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.