Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Chionomesa lactea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusChionomesa
- SpeciesChionomesa lactea (Sapphire-spangled Emerald)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
White-bearded Hermit
Phaethornis hispidus
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Rufous-breasted Hermit
Glaucis hirsutus
Hylocharis cyanus
Chlorestes cyanus
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
Needle-billed Hermit
Phaethornis philippii
Butterfly Coquette
Lophornis verreauxii
Gould's Jewelfront
Heliodoxa aurescens
Pale-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes leucurus
📅 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 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 11 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sapphire-spangled Emerald in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Sapphire-spangled Emerald sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 327 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sapphire-spangled Emerald in Tambopata National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Sapphire-spangled Emerald in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.