Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusColibri
- SpeciesColibri delphinae (Brown Violetear)
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
White-vented Violetear
Colibri serrirostris
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Hooded Visorbearer
Augastes lumachella
Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura
Horned Sungem
Heliactin bilophus
Violet-capped Woodnymph
Thalurania glaucopis
Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
Chrysolampis mosquitus
Amethyst Woodstar
Calliphlox amethystina
Frilled Coquette
Lophornis magnificus
📅 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 Brown Violetear in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Brown Violetear sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Violetear in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Brown Violetear in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.