Colibri [thalassinus or cyanotus] (Mexican or Lesser Violet-ear)

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Mexican or Lesser Violet-ear Colibri [thalassinus or cyanotus] (= Colibri thalassinus) (Swainson, 1827)
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Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
  Colibri

Scientific:
Colibri thalassinus

Citation:
(Swainson, 1827)

Reference:
Philos.Mag.n.s. 1 p.441

Protonym:
Trochilus thalassinus

Avibase ID:
526931C99923A2A0

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/526931C9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178084

Geographic range:

Colibri thalassinus: Open mountain slopes of s Mexico to n-central Nicaragua
Colibri cyanotus [cyanotus or kerdeli]: Mountains of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador
Colibri cyanotus crissalis: Andes of Peru, Bolivia and extreme nw Argentina
Colibri cyanotus cabanidis: Highlands of Costa Rica and w Panama

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  Mexican or Lesser Violet-ear
Czech:
  kolibřík zelený
German:
  Kleiner Veilchenohrkolibri
Danish:
  Lille Violetøre
Spanish:
  Colibrí Verdemar
Finnish:
  viherorvokkikolibri
French:
  Colibri thalassin ou C. cyanote
Italian:
  Guanciaviola verde
Japanese:
  midorihachidori
Japanese:
  ミドリハチドリ
Dutch:
  Groene Violetoorkolibrie
Norwegian:
  Talassinkolibri
Polish:
  uszatek zielony
Portuguese:
  Beija-flor-marrom-de-orelha-azul
Russian:
  Крошечный колибри
Slovak:
  jagavička malachitová
Swedish:
  grön öronkolibri
Chinese:
  绿紫耳蜂鸟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
   Mexican or Lesser Violet-ear ( Colibri [thalassinus or cyanotus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
   Mexican or Lesser Violet-ear ( Colibri [thalassinus or cyanotus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
   Mexican or Lesser Violet-ear ( Colibri [thalassinus or cyanotus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
   Mexican or Lesser Violet-ear ( Colibri [thalassinus or cyanotus])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Colibri thalassin ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
   Colibri thalassin ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
James Lee Peters:
    Colibri thalassinus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original):
    Colibri thalassinus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
    Colibri thalassinus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
   Green Violet-ear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
   Green Violetear ( Colibri thalassinus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Colibri thalassinus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Colibri thalassinus [version 1]

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Related taxa

Other related concepts

Colibri [delphinae x thalassinus] (hybrid)
Colibri [thalassinus x coruscans] (hybrid)

Other synonyms
Catalan: Colibrí verd
Czech: Kolibrík zelený, kolibřík zelený
Danish: Lille Violetøre
German: Kleiner Veilchenohrkolibri, Zwergveilchenohr, Zwerg-Veilchenohr
English: Green Violetear, Green Violet-ear, Mexican or Lesser Violet-ear, Mexican Violet-ear
Spanish: Colibrí Chico, Colibrí de Orejas Azules, Colibrí Oreja Violeta, Colibrí Orejivioláceo Verde, Colibrí Verdemar, Orejavioleta Verde, Orejimorada verde, Picaflor de cara azul
Spanish (Argentine): Colibrí Chico, Picaflor de cara azul
Spanish (Colombia): Chillón verde, Colibrí Verdemar
Spanish (Costa Rica): Colibrí orejivioláceo verde
Spanish (Honduras): Orejimorada verde
Spanish (Mexico): colibrí oreja violeta, Orejavioleta Verde
Spanish (Nicaragua): Colibrí Orejivioláceo Verde
Spanish (Peru): Oreja-Violeta Verde
Spanish (Paraguay): Colibrí chico
Spanish (Venezuela): Colibrí Orejivioleta Verde
Finnish: Viherorvokkikolibri
French: Anaïs vert, Colibri à oreilles violettes, Colibri anais, Colibri thalassin, Colibri thalassin ou C. cyanote
Guarani: Mainumby
Hungarian: zöld füleskolibri
Italian: Colibrì orecchieviola talassino, Guanciaviola verde
Japanese: midorihachidori
Japanese: ミドリハチドリ
Latin: Colibri [thalassinus or cyanotus], Colibri thalassinus, Colibri thalassinus thalassinus, Trochilus thalassinus
Lithuanian: Žaliasis kolibris
Dutch: Groene Violetoorkolibrie
Norwegian: Talassinkolibri
Polish: uszatek zielony
Portuguese: Beija-flor-marrom-de-orelha-azul
Russian: Крошечный колибри
Slovak: jagavička malachitová
Swedish: Blåkindad kolibri, Grön öronkolibri
Ukrainian: Колібрі зелений
Chinese: 绿紫耳蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 綠色紫耳蜂鳥