Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura tyrianthina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusMetallura (Metaltails)
- SpeciesMetallura tyrianthina (Tyrian Metaltail)
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Glowing Puffleg
Eriocnemis vestita
Bronze-tailed Thornbill
Chalcostigma heteropogon
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 | |
| 2 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 11 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tyrian Metaltail in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Tyrian Metaltail sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 519 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tyrian Metaltail in Chingaza National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Tyrian Metaltail in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.