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| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 10·5–11·5 cm | ||
| + | *Mostly green, including vent | ||
| + | *Violet at sides of head does not meet under bill | ||
| + | Sexes similar | ||
| + | ====Similar species==== | ||
| + | [[Sparkling Violetear]] | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Open mountain slopes of southern [[Mexico]] to north-central [[Nicaragua]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species.<br /> | ||
| + | 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== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#[http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline04.html SACC Baseline] read January 2010#{{Ref-GillDonsker16V6.3}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Colibri+thalassinus}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Colibri]] | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 13 August 2016
- 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
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)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mexican Violetear. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mexican_Violetear
