- Colibri thalassinus
Identification
10·5–11·5 cm
- Mostly green, including vent
- Violet at sides of head does not meet under bill
Sexes similar
Similar species
Lesser Violetear is the most proximal species of the Violetear group.
Distribution
Open mountain slopes of southern Mexico to north-central Nicaragua
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Lesser Violetear under the name Green Violetear.
Habitat
Relatively wide options from humid forest and second-growth to coffee plantations and open hillsides with bushes.
Behaviour
Diet
They visit the flowers of a variety of shrubs and herbs.
Vocalisation
Sings while motionless on a high perch.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- SACC Baseline read January 2010#Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- Taxonomic information in this Birdforum thread from post 64 and on
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mexican Violetear. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mexican_Violetear
