Heliothryx (Fairies)

Genus

Fairies

Heliothryx

2 species in our catalog · found in 46 parks

Species in this group

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

Black-eared Fairy
LC

Black-eared Fairy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliothryx auritus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Purple-crowned Fairy
LC

Purple-crowned Fairy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliothryx barroti

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~20%
Apr
~10%
May
~20%
Jun
~20%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~20%
Oct
~20%
Nov
~20%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Fairies

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
~40%
2 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
~20%
3 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
~20%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
5 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~20%
6 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~20%
7 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
8 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
~10%
9 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
10 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
12 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
13 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
14 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
15 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
~10%
16 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
17 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
18 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
19 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
20 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
~10%
21 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
22 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
23 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
24 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
25 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~10%
26 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
27 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
28 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
29 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
30 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
31 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
32 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
33 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
<5%
34 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
35 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
36 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
37 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
38 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
39 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
40 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
41 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
42 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
43 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
44 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
45 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
46 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%