Blue-chested Hummingbird

Blue-chested Hummingbird

Polyerata amabilis

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
232 Verified records at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-chested hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. The hummingbird feeds by trap-lining and also defends feeding territory (particularly in nectar-poor habitat), taking nectar and also small insects gleaned from foliage. These foraging territories are often on the borders of forests in areas of scattered flowers. The males will form leks to try to gain the attention of females during breeding season. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-chested Hummingbird sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 232 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazilia tzacatl

40–50% · Likely
Long-billed Hermit
LC

Long-billed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis longirostris

40–50% · Likely
Stripe-throated Hermit
LC

Stripe-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis striigularis

20–30% · Possible
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
LC

Violet-crowned Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania colombica

20–30% · Possible
Bronzy Hermit
LC

Bronzy Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glaucis aeneus

10–20% · With luck
Purple-crowned Fairy
LC

Purple-crowned Fairy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliothryx barroti

5–10% · With luck
White-necked Jacobin
LC

White-necked Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga mellivora

5–10% · With luck
Band-tailed Barbthroat
LC

Band-tailed Barbthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Threnetes ruckeri

5–10% · With luck
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
LC

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalybura urochrysia

5–10% · Rare
Black-throated Mango
LC

Black-throated Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax nigricollis

Insufficient data
Green-breasted Mango
LC

Green-breasted Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax prevostii

<5% · Rare
Blue-throated Sapphire
LC

Blue-throated Sapphire

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorestes eliciae

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
3 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
4 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
5 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
6 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
7 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
11 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
12 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
16 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-chested Hummingbird in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-chested Hummingbird sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 232 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-chested Hummingbird in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Blue-chested Hummingbird in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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