Peruvian Racket-tail

Peruvian Racket-tail

Ocreatus peruanus

10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Cordillera Azul National Park

Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park

Fork-tailed Woodnymph
LC

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania furcata

10–20% · Possible
Sapphire-spangled Emerald
LC

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chionomesa lactea

10–20% · Possible
Black-throated Mango
LC

Black-throated Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax nigricollis

10–20% · With luck
Napo Sabrewing
LC

Napo Sabrewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylopterus villaviscensio

10–20% · With luck
Pink-throated Brilliant

Pink-throated Brilliant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliodoxa gularis

Insufficient data
Golden-tailed Sapphire
LC

Golden-tailed Sapphire

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysuronia oenone

0–10% · With luck
Planalto Hermit
LC

Planalto Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis pretrei

0–10% · With luck
Violet-fronted Brilliant
LC

Violet-fronted Brilliant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliodoxa leadbeateri

0–10% · With luck
Speckled Hummingbird
LC

Speckled Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Adelomyia melanogenys

0–10% · With luck
Blue-tailed Emerald
LC

Blue-tailed Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorostilbon mellisugus

0–10% · With luck
Black-throated Hermit
LC

Black-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis atrimentalis

0–10% · With luck
Bronzy Inca
LC

Bronzy Inca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coeligena coeligena

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Peruvian Racket-tail in Cordillera Azul National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Peruvian Racket-tail sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 218 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Peruvian Racket-tail in Cordillera Azul National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Peruvian Racket-tail in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.

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