Garden Emerald
Chlorostilbon assimilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusChlorostilbon (Typical Emeralds)
- SpeciesChlorostilbon assimilis (Garden Emerald)
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Amazilia edward
Saucerottia edward
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
White-tailed Emerald
Microchera chionura
White-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis castaneoventris
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
White-crested Coquette
Lophornis adorabilis
Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula
Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
📅 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 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Garden Emerald in Chirripó National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Garden Emerald sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 318 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Garden Emerald in Chirripó National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Garden Emerald in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.