RETIRED
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Colibri
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Green Violetear Colibri thalassinus

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Introduction

The Green Violetear is locally common in montane regions in Central and South America. It is one of four species of violetears (Colibri), all of which have a patch of elongated violet feathers on the sides of the head. The northernmost subspecies, which occurs from Mexico south to Nicaragua, often has a blue patch on the breast, and may have a blue chin. In the three other subspecies, which occur from Costa Rica south to Argentine, the chin and breast are green. The Green Violetear inhabits highland forest borders, clearings and highland pastures at elevations between 600-2800 m. Green Violetears usually are solitary, foraging and singing alone.

Recommended Citation

(2024). Green Violetear (Colibri thalassinus), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. Retrieved from Neotropical Birds Online: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/nb/species/gnvear/1.0