Violet-capped Hummingbird (Goldmania violiceps)

Other Names (World)
Violet-capped Hummingbird, Goldman's Hummingbird

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
10.40 cm

First Described (Guide)
Nelson, 1911

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From 600 - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Panama.

Central Panama (Cerro Azul, Cerro Bruja, Cerro Tacarcuna) to extreme north-western Colombia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Violet-capped Hummingbird (Goldmania violiceps) [XC3233]
by William Adsett from Cerro Chucanti, Darien Province, Panama (call)

Violet-capped Hummingbird (Goldmania violiceps) [XC94742]
by David Bradley from Altos del Torre\u00f3n, Altos de Cerro Azul, Panama (call)

Subspecies
Linked with Goethalsia, with which shares the long, stiffened central undertail-coverts. One proposal, based on external morphology, suggests placing present species in Hylocharis. However, general behaviour indicates close affinities with Chlorostilbon.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Violet-capped Hummingbird (Goldmania violiceps) - 10 files

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