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 Manu National Park
Scaled Metaltail
Metallura aeneocauda
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Golden-tailed Sapphire
Chrysuronia oenone
Gray-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus largipennis
Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Chionomesa lactea
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
White-bearded Hermit
Phaethornis hispidus
Violet-fronted Brilliant
Heliodoxa leadbeateri
Rufous-booted Racket-tail
Ocreatus addae
Gould's Jewelfront
Heliodoxa aurescens
Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
Many-spotted Hummingbird
Taphrospilus hypostictus
📅 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 Manu National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Tyrian Metaltail sighting in Manu National Park, based on 175 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tyrian Metaltail in Manu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Tyrian Metaltail in Manu National Park in our monthly data.