Genus

Thorntails

Discosura

4 species in our catalog · found in 20 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusDiscosura (Thorntails)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Discosura conversii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Discosura popelairii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Discosura longicaudus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Discosura langsdorffi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Thorntails

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Green Thorntail			~20%
2	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Wire-crested Thorntail			~20%
3	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Green Thorntail			Insufficient data
4	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~10%
	Racket-tailed Coquette			~10%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Green Thorntail			~10%
6	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Green Thorntail			~10%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Wire-crested Thorntail			~10%
8	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Wire-crested Thorntail			~10%
	Black-bellied Thorntail			Insufficient data
9	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Green Thorntail			~10%
10	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Green Thorntail			Insufficient data
11	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Green Thorntail			<5%
12	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Racket-tailed Coquette			<5%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Green Thorntail			<5%
14	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Black-bellied Thorntail			<5%
15	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Black-bellied Thorntail			<5%
16	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Green Thorntail			<5%
17	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Green Thorntail			<5%
18	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Green Thorntail			Insufficient data
19	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	<5%
	Wire-crested Thorntail			Insufficient data
	Black-bellied Thorntail			Insufficient data
20	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Green Thorntail			Insufficient data

Thorntails

Species in this group

Green Thorntail

Wire-crested Thorntail

Racket-tailed Coquette

Black-bellied Thorntail

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Thorntails

Parks Ranked