Volcano Hummingbird
Selasphorus flammula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusSelasphorus (Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds)
- SpeciesSelasphorus flammula (Volcano Hummingbird)
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Scintillant Hummingbird
Selasphorus scintilla
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
Garden Emerald
Chlorostilbon assimilis
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
White-crested Coquette
Lophornis adorabilis
Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula
📅 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 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Volcano Hummingbird in Chirripó National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Volcano Hummingbird sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 85 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Volcano Hummingbird in Chirripó National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Volcano Hummingbird in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.