Calliope Hummingbird

Calliope Hummingbird

Selasphorus calliope

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Yellowstone National Park

Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park

Broad-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus platycercus

<5% · Rare
Rufous Hummingbird
NT

Rufous Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus rufus

<5% · Rare
Broad-billed Hummingbird
LC

Broad-billed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cynanthus latirostris

Insufficient data
Black-chinned Hummingbird
LC

Black-chinned Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Archilochus alexandri

Insufficient data
White-throated Swift
LC

White-throated Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aeronautes saxatalis

0–10% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
3 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
4 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
16 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
18 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Calliope Hummingbird in Yellowstone National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Calliope Hummingbird sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Calliope Hummingbird in Yellowstone National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Calliope Hummingbird in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.

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