Band-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes ruckeri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusThrenetes (Barbthroats)
- SpeciesThrenetes ruckeri (Band-tailed Barbthroat)
The band-tailed barbthroat (Threnetes ruckeri) is a medium-sized hummingbird that is found from southeastern Guatemala and Belize to western Ecuador and western Venezuela. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Barbthroat sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at San Lorenzo Protected Forest
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Chlorestes julie
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Polyerata amabilis
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Rufous-breasted Hermit
Glaucis hirsutus
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Chalybura urochrysia
White-vented Plumeleteer
Chalybura buffonii
📅 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 Band-tailed Barbthroat in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Barbthroat sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Band-tailed Barbthroat in San Lorenzo Protected Forest?
May has the highest sighting rate for Band-tailed Barbthroat in San Lorenzo Protected Forest in our monthly data.