Cuban Emerald

Cuban Emerald

Riccordia ricordii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Ciénaga de Zapata

Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata

Bee Hummingbird
NT Endemic

Bee Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mellisuga helenae

40–50% · Likely
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
LC

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Archilochus colubris

Insufficient data
Antillean Palm Swift
LC Endemic

Antillean Palm Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachornis phoenicobia

30–40% · Possible
White-collared Swift
LC

White-collared Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne zonaris

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
70–80
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
80–90
May
50–60
Jun
80–90
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
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 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
70–80%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cuban Emerald in Ciénaga de Zapata?

About 74% of visitor-days record a Cuban Emerald sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 1191 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cuban Emerald in Ciénaga de Zapata?

May has the highest sighting rate for Cuban Emerald in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.

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