Bronze-tailed Thornbill
Chalcostigma heteropogon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusChalcostigma (Bearded Thornbills)
- SpeciesChalcostigma heteropogon (Bronze-tailed Thornbill)
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura tyrianthina
Glowing Puffleg
Eriocnemis vestita
Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
Longuemare's Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus clarisse
Coppery-bellied Puffleg
Eriocnemis cupreoventris
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Purple-backed Thornbill
Ramphomicron microrhynchum
Great Sapphirewing
Pterophanes cyanopterus
Blue-throated Starfrontlet
Coeligena helianthea
Long-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus kingii
Green-bellied Hummingbird
Saucerottia viridigaster
White-booted Racket-tail
Ocreatus underwoodii
📅 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 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bronze-tailed Thornbill in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Bronze-tailed Thornbill sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 297 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bronze-tailed Thornbill in Chingaza National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Bronze-tailed Thornbill in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.