White-tailed Goldenthroat
Polytmus guainumbi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusPolytmus (Goldenthroats)
- SpeciesPolytmus guainumbi (White-tailed Goldenthroat)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Tepui Goldenthroat
Polytmus milleri
Green-tailed Goldenthroat
Polytmus theresiae
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
📅 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 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 9 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Goldenthroat in Canaima National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a White-tailed Goldenthroat sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-tailed Goldenthroat in Canaima National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Goldenthroat in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.