Plain-capped Starthroat

Plain-capped Starthroat

Heliomaster constantii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Cañón del Sumidero National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
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 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
4 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
5 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
8 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
18 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plain-capped Starthroat in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

About 31% of visitor-days record a Plain-capped Starthroat sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 388 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Plain-capped Starthroat in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Plain-capped Starthroat in Cañón del Sumidero National Park in our monthly data.

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