Lesser Violetear
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hummingbirds

Lesser Violetear

Colibri cyanotus

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Family
Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
Order
Apodiformes

Overview

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 south to the Andes and Argentina and east to Venezuela. This species and the Mexican violetear were formerly considered as conspecific and named the 'green violetear'.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.