Volcano Hummingbird

Volcano Hummingbird

Selasphorus flammula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Poás Volcano National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
60–70
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
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 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
90–100%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
3 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
5 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
6 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Volcano Hummingbird in Poás Volcano National Park?

About 53% of visitor-days record a Volcano Hummingbird sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 185 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Volcano Hummingbird in Poás Volcano National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Volcano Hummingbird in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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