Mexican Sheartail

Mexican Sheartail

Doricha eliza

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Cinnamon Hummingbird
LC Endemic

Cinnamon Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazilia rutila

40–50% · Likely
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
LC

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Archilochus colubris

10–20% · With luck
Chlorostilbon canivetii

Chlorostilbon canivetii

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cynanthus canivetii

0–10% · With luck
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
LC

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazilia yucatanensis

<5% · Rare
Amazilia candida

Amazilia candida

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorestes candida

<5% · Rare
Green-breasted Mango
LC

Green-breasted Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax prevostii

<5% · Rare
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
LC Endemic

Wedge-tailed Sabrewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pampa curvipennis

Insufficient data
Vaux's Swift
LC

Vaux's Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura vauxi

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
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 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
2 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Sheartail in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 42% of visitor-days record a Mexican Sheartail sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 403 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mexican Sheartail in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Mexican Sheartail in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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