Shining Sunbeam

Shining Sunbeam

Aglaeactis cupripennis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Huascarán National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
2 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
3 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
4 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
5 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
7 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Shining Sunbeam in Huascarán National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a Shining Sunbeam sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 155 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Shining Sunbeam in Huascarán National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Shining Sunbeam in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.

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