Brown Violetear
Colibri delphinae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusColibri
- SpeciesColibri delphinae (Brown Violetear)
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Snowcap
Microchera albocoronata
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Phaeochroa cuvierii
Black-crested Coquette
Lophornis helenae
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Chalybura urochrysia
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown Violetear in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Brown Violetear sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 394 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Violetear in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Brown Violetear in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.