Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusCampylopterus (Typical Sabrewings)
- SpeciesCampylopterus hemileucurus (Violet Sabrewing)
Closest Relatives at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Chlorostilbon canivetii
Cynanthus canivetii
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Saucerottia hoffmanni
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Violet Sabrewing in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Violet Sabrewing sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Violet Sabrewing in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Violet Sabrewing in Rincón de la Vieja National Park in our monthly data.