Lesser violetear / Berg-Veilchenohrkolibri (Colibri cyanotus)

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Green violetear and green crowned brilliants at cloud forest hummingbird feeder. 2018-02-17 18:04:19 Costa Rica

Observations

First documented observation: 2018-02-17 in Costa Rica. Most recent observation: 2018-02-18 in Costa Rica.

Description

General: The lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus), also known as the mountain violet-ear, is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Costa Rica to northern South America. This species and the Mexican violetear were formerly considered as conspecific and named the 'green violetear'. [more]

Media


Curi cancha Lesser violetear hummingbird. 2018-02-18 14:03:12 Costa Rica

Cloud forest reserve - Lesser violetear and green crowned brilliants. 2018-02-17 11:04:20 Costa Rica

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Traveling in Central Americain 2018