Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusHylocharis
- SpeciesHylocharis chrysura (Gilded Hummingbird)
Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park
Violet-capped Woodnymph
Thalurania glaucopis
Scale-throated Hermit
Phaethornis eurynome
Versicolored Emerald
Chrysuronia versicolor
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Stephanoxis loddigesii
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura
Black Jacobin
Florisuga fusca
White-throated Hummingbird
Leucochloris albicollis
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Heliomaster furcifer
White-tailed Goldenthroat
Polytmus guainumbi
📅 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 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gilded Hummingbird in Iguaçu National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Gilded Hummingbird sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 248 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gilded Hummingbird in Iguaçu National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Gilded Hummingbird in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.