Horned Sungem
Heliactin bilophus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusHeliactin
- SpeciesHeliactin bilophus (Horned Sungem)
Closest Relatives at Emas National Park
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura
White-vented Violetear
Colibri serrirostris
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Heliomaster furcifer
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber
Versicolored Emerald
Chrysuronia versicolor
White-tailed Goldenthroat
Polytmus guainumbi
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
📅 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 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Horned Sungem in Emas National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Horned Sungem sighting in Emas National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Horned Sungem in Emas National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Horned Sungem in Emas National Park in our monthly data.