Canivet's Emerald

Canivet's Emerald

Cynanthus canivetii

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
222 Verified records at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Canivet's Emerald sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 222 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
10–20%
7 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
10 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
11 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
12 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
5–10%
13 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
14 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
17 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
18 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
19 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
23 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
25 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
26 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Canivet's Emerald in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Canivet's Emerald sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 222 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Canivet's Emerald in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Canivet's Emerald in Rincón de la Vieja National Park in our monthly data.

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