Genus

Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds

Selasphorus

8 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusSelasphorus (Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds)

Species in this group

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

Selasphorus flammula

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Selasphorus platycercus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Selasphorus scintilla

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Selasphorus sasin

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Selasphorus rufus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Selasphorus calliope

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Selasphorus ellioti

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Selasphorus heloisa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds

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	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~90%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~90%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~20%
2	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~80%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~70%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~40%
3	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~50%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~20%
4	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~60%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~40%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~30%
5	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Volcano Hummingbird			~50%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~20%
6	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~50%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~50%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
7	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~20%
	Calliope Hummingbird			~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
8	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Allen's Hummingbird			~30%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			Insufficient data
9	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	~30%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~30%
	Heloise's Hummingbird			<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			Insufficient data
	Calliope Hummingbird			Insufficient data
10	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~30%
11	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~20%
	Calliope Hummingbird			~10%
13	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~20%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~20%
	Volcano Hummingbird			<5%
16	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~20%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			Insufficient data
17	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Allen's Hummingbird			~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
18	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~20%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Allen's Hummingbird			Insufficient data
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
19	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			~10%
	Volcano Hummingbird			<5%
20	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
21	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Wine-throated Hummingbird			~10%
22	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
23	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
24	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			Insufficient data
	Allen's Hummingbird			Insufficient data
25	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Allen's Hummingbird			Insufficient data
26	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			Insufficient data
27	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
28	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Rufous Hummingbird			~10%
29	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
30	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
31	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			Insufficient data
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
32	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			<5%
	Volcano Hummingbird			<5%
33	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			<5%
34	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
	Broad-tailed Hummingbird			<5%
	Calliope Hummingbird			Insufficient data
35	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			<5%
36	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Wine-throated Hummingbird			Insufficient data
37	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Wine-throated Hummingbird			<5%
38	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
39	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			<5%
40	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Wine-throated Hummingbird			Insufficient data
41	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			Insufficient data
42	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			Insufficient data
43	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Rufous Hummingbird			Insufficient data
44	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Scintillant Hummingbird			Insufficient data