Blue-throated Sapphire

Chlorestes eliciae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusChlorestes
SpeciesChlorestes eliciae (Blue-throated Sapphire)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

3 Verified records at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-throated goldentail (Chlorestes eliciae), also known as the blue-throated sapphire, is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. The male blue-throated goldentail is a little bit larger than the female and display similar patterns but brighter colors on its plumage. This species can be distinguished by its straight, bright red bill with a black tip. The crown and upperparts of the male blue-throated goldentail are green, and more coppery or golden on the rectrices. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Eugenes spectabilis

Colibri cyanotus

Selasphorus flammula

Panterpe insignis

Lampornis castaneoventris

40–50% · Likely

Amazilia tzacatl

20–30% · Possible

Selasphorus scintilla

10–20% · With luck

Microchera albocoronata

10–20% · With luck

Phaethornis guy

10–20% · With luck

Phaethornis striigularis

5–10% · With luck

Thalurania colombica

5–10% · With luck

Discosura conversii

5–10% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Blue-throated Sapphire at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
4	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
10	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
12	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
13	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
14	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
18	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
24	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
25	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
28	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Blue-throated Sapphire

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Talamanca Hummingbird

Lesser Violetear

Volcano Hummingbird

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

White-throated Mountain-gem

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Scintillant Hummingbird

Snowcap

Green Hermit

Stripe-throated Hermit

Violet-crowned Woodnymph

Green Thorntail

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found