Tyrian Metaltail

Tyrian Metaltail

Metallura tyrianthina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Cajas National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
50–60
Nov
30–40
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 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
2 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
3 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
4 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
5 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
6 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
8 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
9 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
11 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tyrian Metaltail in Cajas National Park?

About 41% of visitor-days record a Tyrian Metaltail sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 240 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Tyrian Metaltail in Cajas National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Tyrian Metaltail in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.

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