Hummingbirds

Mexican Violetear

Colibri thalassinus

The Mexican Violetear (Colibri thalassinus) is a 5.9 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

5.9 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

11

Recorded in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, United States, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Venezuela.

Where to see it: PN Los Volcanes · Sector Cerro Verde (El Salvador); Finca Rubel Chaim (acceso restringido) (Guatemala); Parque Ecológico El Haya (Mexico); Reserva Natural Privada Luna del Puente (Honduras); RNP Los Tarrales · sendero La Rinconada (Guatemala).

Photo: (c) Grete Pasch, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist