Rainbow Starfrontlet

Rainbow Starfrontlet

Coeligena iris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Huascarán National Park

Closest Relatives at Huascarán National Park

Black Metaltail
LC

Black Metaltail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Metallura phoebe

40–50% · Likely
Giant Hummingbird
LC

Giant Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Patagona gigas

30–40% · Possible
Sparkling Violetear
LC

Sparkling Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri coruscans

30–40% · Possible
Shining Sunbeam
LC

Shining Sunbeam

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aglaeactis cupripennis

30–40% · Possible
Green-headed Hillstar
LC

Green-headed Hillstar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oreotrochilus stolzmanni

20–30% · Possible
Blue-mantled Thornbill
LC

Blue-mantled Thornbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcostigma stanleyi

10–20% · Possible
Green-tailed Trainbearer
LC

Green-tailed Trainbearer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lesbia nuna

10–20% · Possible
Tyrian Metaltail
LC

Tyrian Metaltail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Metallura tyrianthina

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Violetear

Lesser Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri cyanotus

Insufficient data
Purple-collared Woodstar
LC

Purple-collared Woodstar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrtis fanny

10–20% · With luck
Black-tailed Trainbearer
LC

Black-tailed Trainbearer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lesbia victoriae

10–20% · With luck
Oasis Hummingbird
LC

Oasis Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhodopis vesper

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
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 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
2 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rainbow Starfrontlet in Huascarán National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Rainbow Starfrontlet sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rainbow Starfrontlet in Huascarán National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Rainbow Starfrontlet in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.

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