Coppery-headed Emerald

Coppery-headed Emerald

Microchera cupreiceps

Endemic
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
4,410 Verified records at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The coppery-headed emerald (Microchera cupreiceps) is a small hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery-headed Emerald sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 4,410 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Snowcap
LC

Snowcap

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Microchera albocoronata

Insufficient data
Lesser Violetear

Lesser Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri cyanotus

60–70% · Likely
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
LC

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lampornis calolaemus

50–60% · Likely
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eupherusa eximia

50–60% · Likely
Violet Sabrewing
LC

Violet Sabrewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylopterus hemileucurus

40–50% · Likely
Green-crowned Brilliant
LC

Green-crowned Brilliant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliodoxa jacula

30–40% · Possible
Magenta-throated Woodstar
LC

Magenta-throated Woodstar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calliphlox bryantae

30–40% · Possible
Blue-vented Hummingbird

Blue-vented Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saucerottia hoffmanni

20–30% · Possible
Green Hermit
LC

Green Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis guy

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazilia tzacatl

10–20% · With luck
Canivet's Emerald

Canivet's Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cynanthus canivetii

10–20% · With luck
Garden Emerald
LC

Garden Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorostilbon assimilis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
3 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
4 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Coppery-headed Emerald in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Coppery-headed Emerald sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 4,410 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Coppery-headed Emerald in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Coppery-headed Emerald in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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