Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusCampylopterus (Typical Sabrewings)
- SpeciesCampylopterus hemileucurus (Violet Sabrewing)
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Amazilia edward
Saucerottia edward
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
White-tailed Emerald
Microchera chionura
White-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis castaneoventris
Garden Emerald
Chlorostilbon assimilis
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Violet Sabrewing in Chirripó National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Violet Sabrewing sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 649 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Violet Sabrewing in Chirripó National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Violet Sabrewing in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.