Violet-crowned Hummingbird

Ramosomyia violiceps - Ariane à couronne violette

Systematics

Order
:
Apodiformes
Family
:
Trochilidés
Genus
:
Ramosomyia
Species
:
violiceps

Descriptor

Gould, 1859

Biometrics

Size
: 10 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Ramosomyia violiceps) is a species of bird in the Trochilidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Ramosomyia violiceps violiceps (sw Mexico)
Ramosomyia violiceps ellioti (sw USA to nw and c Mexico)

Foreign names

Ariane à couronne violette,
Amazilia coronivioleta,
beija-flor-de-coroa-violeta,
Veilchenscheitelamazilie,
ibolyakékvállú amazília,
Violetkapamazilia,
Colibrì capoviola,
violettkronad smaragd,
Fioletthettekolibri,
kolibrík hnedo-biely,
kolibřík fialovokorunkatý,
Violetkronet Snebryst,
luumulakkikolibri,
colibrí amazília de capell violaci,
szmaragdzik fioletowy,
vijolīšu kolibri,
Фиолетовошапочная амазилия,
スミレハチドリ,
紫冠蜂鸟,
紫頂蜂鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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Illustration

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Sources of information

All the Birds of North America, American Bird conservancy's Field Guide
Birds of Mexico Central America, Ber Van Perlo
Handbook of the Birds of the World Vol 16, Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, David Christie
Hummingsbirds of North America, Paul Johnsgard
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Avibase, Lepage Denis
HBW Alive,
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2023.

Other sources of interest