Lesser Violetear
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Lesser Violetear

Colibri cyanotus

Insufficient data
overall probability at Cordillera Azul National Park
1 Verified records at Cordillera Azul National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus), also known as the mountain violet-ear, is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Costa Rica south to the Andes and Argentina and east to Venezuela. This species and the Mexican violetear were formerly considered as conspecific and named the 'green violetear'. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park

Sparkling Violetear
LC

Sparkling Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri coruscans

<5% · Rare
Brown Violetear
LC

Brown Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri delphinae

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available
LC

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania furcata

10–20% · With luck
Peruvian Racket-tail

Peruvian Racket-tail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ocreatus peruanus

10–20% · With luck
Sapphire-spangled Emerald
LC

Sapphire-spangled Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chionomesa lactea

10–20% · With luck
Black-throated Mango
LC

Black-throated Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax nigricollis

10–20% · With luck
Pink-throated Brilliant

Pink-throated Brilliant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliodoxa gularis

Insufficient data
Napo Sabrewing
LC

Napo Sabrewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylopterus villaviscensio

10–20% · With luck
Golden-tailed Sapphire
LC

Golden-tailed Sapphire

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysuronia oenone

5–10% · With luck
Planalto Hermit
LC

Planalto Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis pretrei

5–10% · With luck
Speckled Hummingbird
LC

Speckled Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Adelomyia melanogenys

5–10% · With luck
Violet-fronted Brilliant
LC

Violet-fronted Brilliant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliodoxa leadbeateri

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Violetear at Cordillera Azul National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
5 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
6 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
8 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
9 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
10 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
11 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
12 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
13 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
14 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
16 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
18 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
19 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
20 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
21 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
22 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
23 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
26 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
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