Blue-chinned Sapphire
Chlorestes notata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusChlorestes
- SpeciesChlorestes notata (Blue-chinned Sapphire)
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
Green-throated Mango
Anthracothorax viridigula
Copper-rumped Hummingbird
Saucerottia tobaci
White-tailed Goldenthroat
Polytmus guainumbi
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
Chrysolampis mosquitus
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
White-chested Emerald
Chrysuronia brevirostris
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
Tachornis squamata
Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
📅 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 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 5 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 6 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-chinned Sapphire in Caroni Swamp?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Blue-chinned Sapphire sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-chinned Sapphire in Caroni Swamp?
April has the highest sighting rate for Blue-chinned Sapphire in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.