Charming Hummingbird

Charming Hummingbird

Polyerata decora

Insufficient data
overall probability at Darién National Park
1 Verified records at Darién National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The charming hummingbird (Polyerata decora) and also known as the beryl-crowned hummingbird is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae, found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. Staying within the exterior of forests, it searches for scattered flowers and various arthropods for food. Due to its longer beak and wings, and slight coloring differences, it has been placed in its own species separate from the blue-chested hummingbird. Leks of up to 12 male birds will sing together in hopes of attracting a mate. This species was formerly placed in the genus Amazilia. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Blue-chested Hummingbird

Blue-chested Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyerata amabilis

30–40% · Possible
Pale-bellied Hermit
LC

Pale-bellied Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis anthophilus

30–40% · Possible
White-vented Plumeleteer
LC

White-vented Plumeleteer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalybura buffonii

30–40% · Possible
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

Sapphire-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysuronia coeruleogularis

20–30% · Possible
Black-throated Mango
LC

Black-throated Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax nigricollis

20–30% · Possible
White-necked Jacobin
LC

White-necked Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga mellivora

20–30% · Possible
Violet-bellied Hummingbird

Violet-bellied Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorestes julie

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazilia tzacatl

20–30% · Possible
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
LC

Scaly-breasted Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaeochroa cuvierii

10–20% · With luck
Long-billed Starthroat
LC

Long-billed Starthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliomaster longirostris

10–20% · With luck
Long-billed Hermit
LC

Long-billed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis longirostris

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-breasted Hermit
LC

Rufous-breasted Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glaucis hirsutus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Charming Hummingbird at Darién National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
4 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
6 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
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