Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Green Violet-ear (Colibri thalassinus) - HBW 5, p. 557
French: Colibri thalassin
German: Kleiner Veilchenohrkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Verdemar
Other common names: Mexican Violet-ear (thalassinus); Mountain Violet-ear (cyanotus)
Taxonomy: Trochilus thalassinus Swainson, 1827, Tamascáltepec, state of Mexico, Mexico.
The three southern races have sometimes been considered a separate species, C. cyanotus. Formerly recognized race minor of Honduras and Nicaragua is now usually subsumed into nominate; cyanotus and crissalis apparently intergrade through Colombia and Ecuador, and their distinctness has been questioned. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- thalassinus (Swainson, 1827) - C & S Mexico to NC Nicaragua.
- cabanidis (Heine, 1863) - Costa Rica and W Panama.
- cyanotus (Bourcier, 1843) - mountains of Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.
- crissalis Todd, 1942 - Andes of Peru and Bolivia, and extreme NW Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds on branches and then on a feeder Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanotus)
Anna Motis 16 August 2006 5 years ago 19 sec 4.9 -
fighting with a sparkling violetear Locality Huembo Interpretation Centre, Amazonas Department, Peru (ssp crissalis)
Daniêl Jimenez 25 November 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 38 sec 4.7 -
A perched male. Locality Bosque de Paz, Bajos del Toro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp cabanidis)
Alex García · Videoaves 1 July 2010 2 years ago 33 sec 4.7 -
2 males fighting, then perching - zooming close up when birds are sitting - wait for the end of the video Locality Boquete, Chiriquí Province, Panama
Thore Noernberg 9 November 2012 25 weeks ago 36 sec 4.6 -
Female - drinking nectar from a bottlebrush tree. Locality José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, Bogotá, Colombia (ssp cyanotus)
Blair Wainman 16 December 2010 2 years ago 16 sec 4.5 -
A bird coming to and leaving a perch several times. Locality Monteverde, Costa Rica (ssp cabanidis)
Richard Garrigues 14 July 2012 41 weeks ago 35 sec 4.4 -
A close-up of a bird Locality Costa Rica (ssp cabanidis)
Max Roth 28 February 2001 7 years ago 7 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on flowers Locality Poás region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp cabanidis)
Max Roth 28 February 2001 7 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
A bird resting on a branch Locality Chiriquí Highlands, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp cabanidis)
Peter Nash 13 March 2002 6 years ago 13 sec 4.1 -
A bird feeding at a feeder Locality Hotel Pueblo, Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp crissalis)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2005 6 years ago 20 sec 4.1 -
at feeder (on right) Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp cyanotus)
Martin Kennewell 19 May 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 37 sec 4 -
A bird perched. Locality Huembo Interpretation Centre, Amazonas Department, Peru (ssp crissalis )
Yoel Jimenez 25 November 2012 17 weeks ago 20 sec 4 -
At feeder Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Pascal Vagner 20 May 2012 23 weeks ago 7 sec 4 -
A male at a hummingbird feeder with a male Variable Mountain-gem Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica (ssp cabanidis)
Greg Baker 4 April 2001 1 year ago 16 sec 4 -
An adult perched on a branch Locality Costa Rica (ssp cabanidis)
Cagan H Sekercioglu 2004 7 years ago 27 sec 4 -
A bird at a feeder Locality Hotel Pueblo, Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp crissalis)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2005 7 years ago 19 sec 3.9 -
A bird perched in a tree then flying away. Locality El Dorado Reserve, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Magdalena Department, Colombia (ssp cyanotus)
Keith Blomerley 15 November 2012 17 weeks ago 9 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched and calling Locality El Blanquito Lagoon, Yacambú National Park, Lara State, Venezuela (ssp cyanotus)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 5 years ago 28 sec 3.8 -
A female feeding repeatedly at a feeder Locality Hotel Pueblo, Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp crissalis)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2005 6 years ago 16 sec 3.8 -
Rear, side and front views of a male perched on wires Locality Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Monteverde, Costa Rica (ssp cabanidis)
Greg Baker 6 April 2001 1 year ago 23 sec 3.7 -
A bird in flight, feeding at a feeder Locality Hotel Pueblo, Aguas Calientes, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp crissalis)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2005 6 years ago 12 sec 3.7 -
An immature male singing from its perch Locality Inca Trail, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp crissalis)
Josep del Hoyo 27 July 2005 7 years ago 28 sec 3.5 -
A bird feeding in flight at normal speed, and then in slow motion (5%) Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanotus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2007 5 years ago 1 min 3.4 -
An individual perched on a branch Locality Hummingbird Gallery, Monteverde, Costa Rica (ssp cabanidis)
Richard Garrigues 20 March 2007 5 years ago 10 sec 3.4 -
A juvenile in the hand Locality Reinita de Cielo Azul Reserve, San Vicente de Chucurí, Santander Department, Colombia (ssp cyanotus)
Josep del Hoyo 4 February 2007 5 years ago 13 sec 3.3 -
Green Violet-ear visiting our hummingbird feeder Locality Michoacan State, Mexico (Southern)
Alfredo Martinez Perez 9 November 2009 1 year ago 7 sec 3.3 -
An adult at a feeder Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp cyanotus)
Greg Baker 22 September 2004 9 weeks ago 13 sec 3 -
A male on a high branch Locality Colonia Tovar, Aragua State, Venezuela (ssp cyanotus)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 November 2003 4 years ago 35 sec 2.6
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