Heloise's Hummingbird
Selasphorus heloisa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusSelasphorus (Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds)
- SpeciesSelasphorus heloisa (Heloise's Hummingbird)
Closest Relatives at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
White-eared Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis
Mexican Violetear
Colibri thalassinus
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Eugenes fulgens
Blue-throated Hummingbird
Lampornis clemenciae
Berylline Hummingbird
Saucerottia beryllina
Broad-billed Hummingbird
Cynanthus latirostris
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Amethyst-throated Hummingbird
Lampornis amethystinus
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Leucolia violiceps
📅 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 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Heloise's Hummingbird in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Heloise's Hummingbird sighting in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Heloise's Hummingbird in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca?
May has the highest sighting rate for Heloise's Hummingbird in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca in our monthly data.