Racket-tailed Coquette
Discosura longicaudus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusDiscosura (Thorntails)
- SpeciesDiscosura longicaudus (Racket-tailed Coquette)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Rufous-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus hyperythrus
Velvet-browed Brilliant
Heliodoxa xanthogonys
Peacock Coquette
Lophornis pavoninus
Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
Straight-billed Hermit
Phaethornis bourcieri
Amethyst Woodstar
Calliphlox amethystina
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit
Phaethornis superciliosus
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Blue-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Black-eared Fairy
Heliothryx auritus
📅 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Racket-tailed Coquette in Canaima National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Racket-tailed Coquette sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Racket-tailed Coquette in Canaima National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Racket-tailed Coquette in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.