Short-tailed Emerald

Short-tailed Emerald

Chlorostilbon poortmani

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Chingaza National Natural Park

Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park

Blue-tailed Emerald
LC

Blue-tailed Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorostilbon mellisugus

Insufficient data
Tyrian Metaltail
LC

Tyrian Metaltail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Metallura tyrianthina

40–50% · Likely
Glowing Puffleg
LC

Glowing Puffleg

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eriocnemis vestita

30–40% · Possible
Bronze-tailed Thornbill
LC

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcostigma heteropogon

20–30% · Possible
Sparkling Violetear
LC

Sparkling Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri coruscans

20–30% · Possible
Longuemare's Amethyst-throated Sunangel
LC

Longuemare's Amethyst-throated Sunangel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliangelus clarisse

10–20% · Possible
Coppery-bellied Puffleg
LC

Coppery-bellied Puffleg

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eriocnemis cupreoventris

10–20% · Possible
Lesser Violetear

Lesser Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri cyanotus

10–20% · Possible
Purple-backed Thornbill
LC

Purple-backed Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphomicron microrhynchum

10–20% · With luck
Great Sapphirewing
LC

Great Sapphirewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pterophanes cyanopterus

10–20% · With luck
Blue-throated Starfrontlet
LC

Blue-throated Starfrontlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coeligena helianthea

10–20% · With luck
Long-tailed Sylph
LC

Long-tailed Sylph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aglaiocercus kingii

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
2 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Short-tailed Emerald in Chingaza National Natural Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Short-tailed Emerald sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Short-tailed Emerald in Chingaza National Natural Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Emerald in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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