Gorgeted Woodstar
Chaetocercus heliodor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusChaetocercus (Chaetocercus Woodstars)
- SpeciesChaetocercus heliodor (Gorgeted Woodstar)
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
White-bellied Woodstar
Chaetocercus mulsant
Sparkling Violetear
Colibri coruscans
Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura tyrianthina
Green-tailed Trainbearer
Lesbia nuna
Red-billed Emerald
Chlorostilbon gibsoni
Speckled Hummingbird
Adelomyia melanogenys
Tourmaline Sunangel
Heliangelus exortis
Long-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus kingii
Viridian Metaltail
Metallura williami
Buff-winged Starfrontlet
Coeligena lutetiae
Collared Inca
Coeligena torquata
Shining Sunbeam
Aglaeactis cupripennis
📅 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 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gorgeted Woodstar in Puracé National Natural Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Gorgeted Woodstar sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gorgeted Woodstar in Puracé National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Gorgeted Woodstar in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.