Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusColibri
- SpeciesColibri coruscans (Sparkling Violetear)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
White-vented Violetear
Colibri serrirostris
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus largipennis
Many-spotted Hummingbird
Taphrospilus hypostictus
Great-billed Hermit
Phaethornis malaris
Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
Hylocharis cyanus
Chlorestes cyanus
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
📅 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 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 12 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 14 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 16 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sparkling Violetear in Madidi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Sparkling Violetear sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sparkling Violetear in Madidi National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Sparkling Violetear in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.