Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Grand Canyon National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ 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 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
3 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
9 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Broad-tailed Hummingbird in Grand Canyon National Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Broad-tailed Hummingbird sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 504 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Broad-tailed Hummingbird in Grand Canyon National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Broad-tailed Hummingbird in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.

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