Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
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Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · With luck
overall probability at Chapada Diamantina National Park
125 Verified records at Chapada Diamantina National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The swallow-tailed hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) is a species in the hummingbird family (Trochilidae), found mainly in east-central South America. Most authorities place it in the genus Eupetomena, although some place it in Campylopterus based on song and the thick shafts of the males' first primaries. Its common name and specific epithet (which means "large-tailed") both refer to the long, deeply forked, somewhat swallow-like tail. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 125 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park

Glittering-bellied Emerald
LC

Glittering-bellied Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorostilbon lucidus

40–50% · Likely
Hooded Visorbearer
NT Endemic

Hooded Visorbearer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Augastes lumachella

30–40% · Possible
White-vented Violetear
LC

White-vented Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri serrirostris

30–40% · Possible
Planalto Hermit
LC

Planalto Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis pretrei

30–40% · Possible
Glittering-throated Emerald
LC

Glittering-throated Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chionomesa fimbriata

20–30% · Possible
Horned Sungem
LC

Horned Sungem

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliactin bilophus

10–20% · With luck
Violet-capped Woodnymph
LC

Violet-capped Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania glaucopis

10–20% · With luck
Reddish Hermit
LC

Reddish Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis ruber

10–20% · With luck
Ruby-topaz Hummingbird
LC

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysolampis mosquitus

10–20% · With luck
Brown Violetear
LC

Brown Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri delphinae

5–10% · With luck
Amethyst Woodstar
LC

Amethyst Woodstar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calliphlox amethystina

5–10% · With luck
Frilled Coquette
LC

Frilled Coquette

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophornis magnificus

5–10% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
2 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
5 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
6 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
7 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
9 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
11 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
12 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 125 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.

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