Sparkling Violetear

Colibri coruscans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusColibri
SpeciesColibri coruscans (Sparkling Violetear)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

3 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The sparkling violetear (Colibri coruscans) is a species of hummingbird widespread in highlands of northern and western South America, including a large part of the Andes (from Argentina and northwards), the Venezuelan Coastal Range, and the Tepuis. It occurs in a wide range of semi-open habitats, even in gardens and parks within major cities such as Quito, and is often the most common species of hummingbird in its range. It is highly vocal and territorial. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Phaethornis malaris

Chionomesa fimbriata

Thalurania furcata

Glaucis hirsutus

Phaethornis hispidus

Anthracothorax nigricollis

5–10% · With luck

Heliomaster longirostris

5–10% · With luck

Talaphorus chlorocercus

5–10% · With luck

Florisuga mellivora

5–10% · With luck

Phaethornis bourcieri

5–10% · Rare

Chlorostilbon mellisugus

<5% · Rare

Phaethornis atrimentalis

<5% · Rare

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Sparkling Violetear at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal

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	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
2	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
3	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
4	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
5	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	10–20%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
7	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
8	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
9	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
10	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5–10%
11	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5–10%
12	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
13	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
14	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
15	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
16	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
17	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

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Sparkling Violetear

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Great-billed Hermit

Glittering-throated Emerald

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

Rufous-breasted Hermit

White-bearded Hermit

Black-throated Mango

Long-billed Starthroat

Olive-spotted Hummingbird

White-necked Jacobin

Straight-billed Hermit

Blue-tailed Emerald

Black-throated Hermit

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found