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Gilded Hummingbird

Hylocharis chrysura · Trochilidae · Apodiformes

Best monthsSep–Novmost records
Records100,163in 5 countries
Most seen inArgentina47,692 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Gilded Hummingbird
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About

Gilded Hummingbird in brief

The gilded hummingbird (Hylocharis chrysura) is a bird of the Trochilidae family — species of bird.

Across the 5 countries we cover it has 100,163 published records, most of them from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in September, October and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Argentina47,692 records · best Oct, Nov
Brazil29,737 records · best Oct, Aug
Uruguay14,175 records · best Oct, Nov
Paraguay5,869 records · best Oct, May
Bolivia2,690 records · best Sep, Oct
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.

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