Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus)

Other Names (World)
Green Violet-ear, Mexican Violet-ear (thalassinus), Mountain Violet-ear (cyanotus), Mexican Violetear

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Swainson, 1827)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,200 - 3,000 m, occasionally down to 300 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua (B), Panama, Peru, USA, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (62)...)

Mexican Violetear (Colibri thalassinus) [XC669980]
by Peter de Rouw from Reserva Biol\u00f3gica Monte Uyuca, Honduras, Mexico (uncertain)

Mexican Violetear (Colibri thalassinus) [XC67049]
by John van Dort from Parque Estatal Cerro Punhuato, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
The three southern subspecies have sometimes been considered a separate species, Colibri cyanotus. Formerly recognized subspecies minor of Honduras and Nicaragua is now usually subsumed into nominate. Subspecies cyanotus and crissalis apparently intergrade through Colombia and Ecuador, and their distinctness has been questioned.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

thalassinus (Swainson, 1827) - Central and southern Mexico to north-central Nicaragua.
cabanidis (Heine, 1863) - Costa Rica and western Panama. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus).
cyanotus (Bourcier, 1843) - Mountains of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus).
crissalis Todd, 1942 - Andes of Peru and Bolivia, and extreme north-western Argentina. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Lesser Violetear (Colibri cyanotus).

References
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Files:

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