Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusColibri
- SpeciesColibri coruscans (Sparkling Violetear)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
Collared Inca
Coeligena torquata
Amethyst-throated Sunangel
Heliangelus amethysticollis
Chestnut-breasted Coronet
Boissonneaua matthewsii
Little Sunangel
Heliangelus micraster
Many-spotted Hummingbird
Taphrospilus hypostictus
Violet-fronted Brilliant
Heliodoxa leadbeateri
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Heliodoxa rubinoides
📅 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 Podocarpus National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Sparkling Violetear sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 249 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sparkling Violetear in Podocarpus National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sparkling Violetear in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.