Rufous-throated Sapphire
Hylocharis sapphirina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusHylocharis
- SpeciesHylocharis sapphirina (Rufous-throated Sapphire)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Sooty-capped Hermit
Phaethornis augusti
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
White-vented Plumeleteer
Chalybura buffonii
Black-throated Hermit
Phaethornis atrimentalis
Gray-chinned Hermit
Phaethornis griseogularis
White-bearded Hermit
Phaethornis hispidus
Blue-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Great-billed Hermit
Phaethornis malaris
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
Versicolored Emerald
Chrysuronia versicolor
📅 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-throated Sapphire in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Rufous-throated Sapphire sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-throated Sapphire in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-throated Sapphire in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.