Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusHeliodoxa (Brilliants)
- SpeciesHeliodoxa jacula (Green-crowned Brilliant)
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Heliodoxa rubinoides
Empress Brilliant
Heliodoxa imperatrix
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
Amazilia franciae
Uranomitra franciae
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Amazilia saucerrottei
Saucerottia saucerottei
White-booted Racket-tail
Ocreatus underwoodii
Purple-throated Woodstar
Calliphlox mitchellii
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
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 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 19 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 20 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 21 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green-crowned Brilliant in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Green-crowned Brilliant sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 204 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Green-crowned Brilliant in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Green-crowned Brilliant in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.