Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
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Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

Eupetomena macroura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
232 Verified records at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The swallow-tailed hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura) is a species in the hummingbird family (Trochilidae), found mainly in east-central South America. Most authorities place it in the genus Eupetomena, although some place it in Campylopterus based on song and the thick shafts of the males' first primaries. Its common name and specific epithet (which means "large-tailed") both refer to the long, deeply forked, somewhat swallow-like tail. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 232 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park

Sombre Hummingbird
LC Endemic

Sombre Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eupetomena cirrochloris

50–60% · Likely
Violet-capped Woodnymph
LC

Violet-capped Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania glaucopis

70–80% · Very likely
Saw-billed Hermit
LC Endemic

Saw-billed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphodon naevius

50–60% · Likely
Black Jacobin
LC

Black Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga fusca

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-breasted Hermit
LC

Rufous-breasted Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glaucis hirsutus

30–40% · Possible
Scale-throated Hermit
LC

Scale-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis eurynome

20–30% · Possible
Brazilian Ruby
LC

Brazilian Ruby

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clytolaema rubricauda

10–20% · With luck
Versicolored Emerald
LC

Versicolored Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysuronia versicolor

10–20% · With luck
Reddish Hermit
LC

Reddish Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis ruber

10–20% · With luck
White-chinned Sapphire
LC

White-chinned Sapphire

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorestes cyanus

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Hummingbird
LC

White-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leucochloris albicollis

5–10% · With luck
Black-throated Mango
LC

Black-throated Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax nigricollis

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
50–60
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
2 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
5 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
6 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
7 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
9 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
11 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
12 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow-tailed Hummingbird sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 232 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Swallow-tailed Hummingbird in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.

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