Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusSelasphorus (Rufous, Allen's, and Allied Hummingbirds)
- SpeciesSelasphorus calliope (Calliope Hummingbird)
Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Calliope Hummingbird in Yosemite National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Calliope Hummingbird sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 133 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Calliope Hummingbird in Yosemite National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Calliope Hummingbird in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.