White-tailed Emerald

White-tailed Emerald

Microchera chionura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Chirripó National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
3 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
4 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Emerald in Chirripó National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a White-tailed Emerald sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 494 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-tailed Emerald in Chirripó National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Emerald in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.

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