Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusCalypte (Anna's and Costa's Hummingbirds)
- SpeciesCalypte costae (Costa's Hummingbird)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
📅 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 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Costa's Hummingbird in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Costa's Hummingbird sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 154 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Costa's Hummingbird in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Costa's Hummingbird in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.