Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusCampylopterus (Typical Sabrewings)
- SpeciesCampylopterus hemileucurus (Violet Sabrewing)
Closest Relatives at Cañón del Sumidero National Park
Berylline Hummingbird
Saucerottia beryllina
Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii
Chlorostilbon canivetii
Cynanthus canivetii
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Green-fronted Hummingbird
Leucolia viridifrons
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Saucerottia cyanocephala
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Amazilia candida
Chlorestes candida
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Violet Sabrewing in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Violet Sabrewing sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Violet Sabrewing in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Violet Sabrewing in Cañón del Sumidero National Park in our monthly data.