Lesser Violetear

Colibri cyanotus

IUCN: Not Evaluated

Taxonomy

Order
Apodiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Colibri
eBird Code
lesvio1

Vocalizations

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Kalvin Chan · CC_BY_4_0
Juan Cruzado Cortés · CC_BY_4_0
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Henrry · CC_BY_4_0
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Subspecies (4)

  • Colibri cyanotus cabanidis

    highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama

  • Colibri cyanotus crissalis

    Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and far northwestern Argentina

  • Colibri cyanotus cyanotus

    mountains of northwestern Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador

  • Colibri cyanotus kerdeli

    mountains of northeastern Venezuela

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.