Elvira cupreiceps
Microchera cupreiceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusMicrochera (Elvira Emeralds)
- SpeciesMicrochera cupreiceps (Elvira cupreiceps)
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Panterpe insignis
Volcano Hummingbird
Selasphorus flammula
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis calolaemus
Talamanca Hummingbird
Eugenes spectabilis
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Scintillant Hummingbird
Selasphorus scintilla
Green Thorntail
Discosura conversii
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
Magenta-throated Woodstar
Calliphlox bryantae
📅 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 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Elvira cupreiceps in Poás Volcano National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Elvira cupreiceps sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Elvira cupreiceps in Poás Volcano National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Elvira cupreiceps in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.