Fiery Topaz
Topaza pyra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusTopaza (Topazes)
- SpeciesTopaza pyra (Fiery Topaz)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Great-billed Hermit
Phaethornis malaris
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Rufous-breasted Hermit
Glaucis hirsutus
White-bearded Hermit
Phaethornis hispidus
Straight-billed Hermit
Phaethornis bourcieri
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Leucippus chlorocercus
Talaphorus chlorocercus
Buff-tailed Coronet
Boissonneaua flavescens
Reddish Hermit
Phaethornis ruber
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fiery Topaz in Yasuní National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Fiery Topaz sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fiery Topaz in Yasuní National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Fiery Topaz in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.