Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Ramosomyia
Violet-crowned Hummingbird
Ramosomyia violiceps
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Genus
- Ramosomyia
Taxonomy Changes
Leucolia violiceps → Ramosomyia violiceps
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Vocalizations
Sofía Choza · CC_BY_4_0
Esteban Saavedra Del Rayo · CC_BY_4_0
Carlos Lozano-Flores · CC_BY_4_0
Carlos Lozano-Flores · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (2)
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Ramosomyia violiceps ellioti
semiarid southwestern USA to western Mexico (Jalisco and Guanajuato)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
