Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura tyrianthina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusMetallura (Metaltails)
- SpeciesMetallura tyrianthina (Tyrian Metaltail)
Closest Relatives at Huascarán National Park
Black Metaltail
Metallura phoebe
Giant Hummingbird
Patagona gigas
Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
Shining Sunbeam
Aglaeactis cupripennis
Green-headed Hillstar
Oreotrochilus stolzmanni
Blue-mantled Thornbill
Chalcostigma stanleyi
Green-tailed Trainbearer
Lesbia nuna
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Purple-collared Woodstar
Myrtis fanny
Black-tailed Trainbearer
Lesbia victoriae
Rainbow Starfrontlet
Coeligena iris
Oasis Hummingbird
Rhodopis vesper
📅 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 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 11 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tyrian Metaltail in Huascarán National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Tyrian Metaltail sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tyrian Metaltail in Huascarán National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Tyrian Metaltail in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.