Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
- GenusKlais
- SpeciesKlais guimeti (Violet-headed Hummingbird)
The violet-headed hummingbird (Klais guimeti) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is the only species in the genus Klais. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Glittering-throated Emerald
Chionomesa fimbriata
Sooty-capped Hermit
Phaethornis augusti
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
White-vented Plumeleteer
Chalybura buffonii
Black-throated Hermit
Phaethornis atrimentalis
Gray-chinned Hermit
Phaethornis griseogularis
White-bearded Hermit
Phaethornis hispidus
Blue-tailed Emerald
Chlorostilbon mellisugus
Great-billed Hermit
Phaethornis malaris
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
Versicolored Emerald
Chrysuronia versicolor
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Violet-headed Hummingbird at Sierra de la Macarena National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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