Costa's Hummingbird
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Costa's Hummingbird

Calypte costae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
14 Verified records at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It breeds in the arid, semi-arid and Mediterranean climate zones of the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, mainly in Southern California and the Baja California Peninsula. Like many hummingbirds in the region, it can be found on the Pacific coast, often visiting backyard hummingbird feeders and gardens with flowering plants, as well as in more wild ecosystems, such as the conifer and oak forests, chaparral, and high desert habitats found further inland. When not in the US, the species often winters in western Mexico. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Costa's Hummingbird sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Anna's Hummingbird
LC

Anna's Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calypte anna

30–40% · Possible
Black-chinned Hummingbird
LC

Black-chinned Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Archilochus alexandri

5–10% · Rare
Rufous Hummingbird
NT

Rufous Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus rufus

<5% · Rare
Calliope Hummingbird
LC

Calliope Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus calliope

<5% · Rare
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus platycercus

<5% · Rare
White-throated Swift
LC

White-throated Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aeronautes saxatalis

5–10% · With luck
Vaux's Swift
LC

Vaux's Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura vauxi

<5% · Rare
Black Swift
VU Endemic

Black Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypseloides niger

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
2 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
3 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
5 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
9 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Costa's Hummingbird in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Costa's Hummingbird sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Costa's Hummingbird in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

February has the highest sighting rate for Costa's Hummingbird in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.

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