Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Sparkling Violet-ear (Colibri coruscans) - HBW 5, p. 557
French: Colibri anaïs
German: Großer Veilchenohrkolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Rutilante
Other common names: Colombian/Gould’s/Chequered Violet-ear
Taxonomy: Trochilus (Petasophora) coruscans Gould, 1846, South America.
Proposed race rostratus (mountains of upper Orinoco Valley) doubtfully distinct from germanus; only differences appear to be longer bill and tail. Form “buckleyi”, known only by type from Bolivia, appears to refer to an aberrant plumage of present species, perhaps the poorly known melanistic form; a reported second specimen from Ecuador may refer to some different form. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- germanus (Salvin & Godman, 1884) - S Venezuela, E Guyana and N Brazil.
- coruscans (Gould, 1846) - NW Venezuela and Colombia through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia and NW Argentina; possibly also N Chile.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird fiercely defending a feeder from many other hummingbirds Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp coruscans)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2005 6 years ago 57 sec 5 -
A bird sharing a feeder with other hummingbirds Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp coruscans)
Anna Motis 16 August 2006 4 years ago 37 sec 4.9 -
Two birds on a feeder Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp coruscans)
Anna Motis 16 August 2006 4 years ago 31 sec 4.9 -
A bird on a branch and flying away Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp coruscans)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2005 6 years ago 21 sec 4.7 -
A bird on a branch, looking for a prey Locality Cock of the Rock Lodge, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp coruscans)
Stefan Behrens 2004 5 years ago 15 sec 4.3 -
A rear view of a bird perched on a branch Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp coruscans)
Keith Blomerley 12 November 2009 2 years ago 11 sec 4
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Flying
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 31 October 2011 12 weeks ago 4.8 -
On a leaf
Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 28 October 2011 13 weeks ago 4.4 -
On a leaf
Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 26 October 2011 13 weeks ago 4.2 -
On a leaf
Locality Cabañas San Isidro, Cosanga, Napo Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 27 October 2011 13 weeks ago 4.2 -
A male on a wire
Locality Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela
Miguel Emmanuelli 21 August 2010 1 year ago 4.2 -
Male - flying and feeding on a flower
Locality Bogotá, Colombia
Blair Wainman 26 July 2008 3 years ago 4.2
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calls given while perched Locality Quito, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp coruscans)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 7 December 2009 2 years ago 4.5
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