Brazilian Ruby

Brazilian Ruby

Clytolaema rubricauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Itatiaia National Park

Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park

Violet-capped Woodnymph
LC

Violet-capped Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania glaucopis

50–60% · Likely
Scale-throated Hermit
LC

Scale-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis eurynome

40–50% · Likely
White-throated Hummingbird
LC

White-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucochloris albicollis

40–50% · Likely
Black Jacobin
LC

Black Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga fusca

30–40% · Possible
Frilled Coquette
LC

Frilled Coquette

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophornis magnificus

20–30% · Possible
Green-crowned Plovercrest
LC

Green-crowned Plovercrest

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stephanoxis lalandi

20–30% · Possible
Versicolored Emerald
LC

Versicolored Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysuronia versicolor

10–20% · Possible
Black-eared Fairy
LC

Black-eared Fairy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliothryx auritus

10–20% · With luck
Dusky-throated Hermit
LC Endemic

Dusky-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis squalidus

0–10% · With luck
Planalto Hermit
LC

Planalto Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis pretrei

0–10% · With luck
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eupetomena macroura

0–10% · With luck
White-vented Violetear
LC

White-vented Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri serrirostris

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
70–80
Apr
40–50
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
70–80
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
50–60
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 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
2 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
4 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brazilian Ruby in Itatiaia National Park?

About 65% of visitor-days record a Brazilian Ruby sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 926 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Brazilian Ruby in Itatiaia National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Brazilian Ruby in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.

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