Volcano Hummingbird

Volcano Hummingbird

Selasphorus flammula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
90–100% · Very likely
overall probability at Irazú Volcano National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

90–100
Jan
90–100
Feb
90–100
Mar
80–90
Apr
80–90
May
70–80
Jun
80–90
Jul
60–70
Aug
80–90
Sep
90–100
Oct
90–100
Nov
90–100
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 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
90–100%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
3 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
5 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
6 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Quick answers

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

About 90% of visitor-days record a Volcano Hummingbird sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 532 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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