Viridian Metaltail

Viridian Metaltail

Metallura williami

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Puracé National Natural Park

Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park

Tyrian Metaltail
LC

Tyrian Metaltail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Metallura tyrianthina

20–30% · Possible
Sparkling Violetear
LC

Sparkling Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri coruscans

20–30% · Possible
Green-tailed Trainbearer
LC

Green-tailed Trainbearer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lesbia nuna

10–20% · Possible
Red-billed Emerald
LC

Red-billed Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorostilbon gibsoni

10–20% · Possible
Speckled Hummingbird
LC

Speckled Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Adelomyia melanogenys

10–20% · Possible
Tourmaline Sunangel
LC

Tourmaline Sunangel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliangelus exortis

10–20% · Possible
Long-tailed Sylph
LC

Long-tailed Sylph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aglaiocercus kingii

10–20% · With luck
Buff-winged Starfrontlet
LC

Buff-winged Starfrontlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coeligena lutetiae

10–20% · With luck
White-bellied Woodstar
LC

White-bellied Woodstar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetocercus mulsant

10–20% · With luck
Collared Inca
LC

Collared Inca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coeligena torquata

10–20% · With luck
Shining Sunbeam
LC

Shining Sunbeam

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aglaeactis cupripennis

10–20% · With luck
Bronzy Inca
LC

Bronzy Inca

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coeligena coeligena

0–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
2 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
3 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
4 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Viridian Metaltail in Puracé National Natural Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Viridian Metaltail sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 118 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Viridian Metaltail in Puracé National Natural Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Viridian Metaltail in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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