Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusColibri
- SpeciesColibri coruscans (Sparkling Violetear)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Peruvian Racket-tail
Ocreatus peruanus
Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Chionomesa lactea
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Napo Sabrewing
Campylopterus villaviscensio
Pink-throated Brilliant
Heliodoxa gularis
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Chrysuronia oenone
Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
Violet-fronted Brilliant
Heliodoxa leadbeateri
Speckled Hummingbird
Adelomyia melanogenys
📅 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 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 12 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 14 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 16 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sparkling Violetear in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Sparkling Violetear sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sparkling Violetear in Cordillera Azul National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sparkling Violetear in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.