Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusCynanthus
- SpeciesCynanthus canivetii (Canivet's Emerald)
Canivet's emerald (Cynanthus canivetii) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Canivet's Emerald sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lago de Yojoa
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
White-bellied Emerald
Chlorestes candida
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird
Tilmatura dupontii
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Berylline Hummingbird
Saucerottia beryllina
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
White-eared Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Canivet's Emerald in Lago de Yojoa?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Canivet's Emerald sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 19 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Canivet's Emerald in Lago de Yojoa?
January has the highest sighting rate for Canivet's Emerald in Lago de Yojoa in our monthly data.