Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans] (Sparkling/Lesser Violetear)

Sparkling/Lesser Violetear

Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans]

Classification

Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
4EC35620A834AE44

Avibase ID:
avibase-4EC35620

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4EC35620

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Lesser or Sparkling Violet-ear
Afrikaans:
Glans-/Kleinpersoortjie
Bulgarian:
Блестящо / Малко лилавоухо колибри
Catalan:
colibrí rutilant/d'orelles blaves
Czech:
kolibřík modrolící/modrouchý
Danish:
Glitrende Violetøre/Bjergvioletøre
German:
Glanz-/Berg-Veilchenohrkolibri
Spanish:
Colibrí Rutilante/Verdemar
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí rutilante/verdemar
Estonian:
aed-ametüstkoolibri/nõlva-ametüstkoolibri
French:
Colibri thalassin ou C. d'Anaïs
Japanese (romaji):
0/aomimihachidori
Japanese:
アオミミハチドリ／ヒメミドリハチドリ
Dutch:
Groene Violetoorkolibrie/Goulds Violetoorkolibrie
Norwegian:
fiolørekolibri/blåørekolibri
Polish:
uszatek niebieskobrzuchy/szmaragdowy
Portuguese (Portugal):
colibri-d'orelhas-grande/colibri-d'orelhas-pequeno
Russian:
Сверкающий/Зелоногрудый фиалкоух
Slovak:
jagavička ligotavá/horská
Serbian:
Plavouhi/mali ljubičastouhi kolibri
Swedish:
glitteröronkolibri/mindre öronkolibri
Turkish:
Parlak/Küçük Morkulak
Ukrainian:
Колібрі синьочеревий/іскристий

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lesser or Sparkling Violet-ear ( Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Lesser or Sparkling Violet-ear ( Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Lesser or Sparkling Violet-ear ( Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Lesser or Sparkling Violet-ear ( Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lesser or Sparkling Violetear ( Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lesser or Sparkling Violetear ( Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lesser or Sparkling Violetear ( Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lesser or Sparkling Violetear ( Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Lesser or Sparkling Violetear ( Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans])
eBird version 2015: Green/Sparkling Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus/coruscans)
eBird version 2016: Lesser/Sparkling Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus/coruscans)
eBird version 2017: Lesser/Sparkling Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus/coruscans)
eBird version 2018: Lesser/Sparkling Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus/coruscans)
eBird version 2019: Lesser/Sparkling Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus/coruscans)
eBird version 2021: Sparkling/Lesser Violetear ( Colibri coruscans/cyanotus)
eBird version 2022: Sparkling/Lesser Violetear ( Colibri coruscans/cyanotus)
eBird version 2023: Sparkling/Lesser Violetear ( Colibri coruscans/cyanotus)
eBird version 2024: Sparkling/Lesser Violetear ( Colibri coruscans/cyanotus)
eBird version 2025: Sparkling/Lesser Violetear ( Colibri coruscans/cyanotus)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (slash)

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Related taxa

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Other related concepts

Colibri cyanotus (taxon group)
Colibri coruscans (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Glans-/Kleinpersoortjie
Bulgarian: Блестящо / Малко лилавоухо колибри
Catalan: colibrí rutilant/d'orelles blaves
Czech: kolibřík modrolící/modrouchý
Danish: Glitrende Violetøre/Bjergvioletøre
German: Berg-/Glanz-Veilchenohrkolibri, Glanz-/Berg-Veilchenohrkolibri
English: Green or Sparkling Violetear, Green/Sparkling Violetear, Lesser or Sparkling Violetear, Lesser or Sparkling Violet-ear, Lesser/Sparkling Violetear, Sparkling/Lesser Violetear
[ENAV]: Sparkling/Lesser Violetear
English, HBW: Lesser/Sparkling Violet-ear
English (IOC): Lesser/Sparkling Violetear
English (United States): Lesser/Sparkling Violetear, Sparkling/Lesser Violetear
Spanish: Colibrí Rutilante/Verdemar, Colibrí Verdemar/Rutilante
Spanish (Ecuador): Orejivioleta Menor/Ventriazul, Orejivioleta Ventriazul/Menor, Orejivioleta Verde/Ventriazul
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí rutilante/verdemar, Colibrí Verdemar/Rutilante
Spanish (HBW): Green/Sparkling Violetear
Spanish (Peru): Oreja-Violeta de Vientre Azul/Menor, Oreja-Violeta Menor/de Vientre Azul
Spanish (Venezuela): Colibrí Orejivioleta Grande/Verde
Estonian: aed-ametüstkoolibri/nõlva-ametüstkoolibri
French: Colibri cyanote ou C. d'Anaïs, Colibri thalassin ou C. d'Anaïs
French (Guyane): Colibri d'Anaïs ou C. cyanote
Japanese (romaji): 0/aomimihachidori, midorihachidori/aomimihachidori
Japanese: 0/アオミミハチドリ, アオミミハチドリ／ヒメミドリハチドリ, ヒメミドリハチドリ/アオミミハチドリ, ミドリハチドリ/アオミミハチドリ
Scientific: Colibri [cyanotus or coruscans], Colibri [thalassinus or coruscans], Colibri coruscans/cyanotus, Colibri cyanotus/coruscans, Colibri thalassinus/coruscans
Dutch: Groene Violetoorkolibrie/Goulds Violetoorkolibrie
Norwegian: blåørekolibri/fiolørekolibri, fiolørekolibri/blåørekolibri
Polish: uszatek niebieskobrzuchy/szmaragdowy, uszatek szmaragdowy/niebieskobrzuchy
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-d'orelhas-grande/colibri-d'orelhas-pequeno
Russian: Зелоногрудый/Сверкающий фиалкоух, Сверкающий/Зелоногрудый фиалкоух
Slovak: jagavička horská/ligotavá, jagavička ligotavá/horská
Serbian: Mali ljubičastouhi kolibri/plavouhi kolibri, Plavouhi/mali ljubičastouhi kolibri
Swedish: glitteröronkolibri/mindre öronkolibri
Turkish: Küçük/parlak morkulak, Parlak/Küçük Morkulak
Ukrainian: Колібрі синьочеревий/іскристий