Scintillant Hummingbird

Scintillant Hummingbird

Selasphorus scintilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Irazú Volcano National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
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 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
3 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
5 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
8 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scintillant Hummingbird in Irazú Volcano National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Scintillant Hummingbird sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 92 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Scintillant Hummingbird in Irazú Volcano National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Scintillant Hummingbird in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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