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Mexican or Lesser Violet-ear
Colibri [thalassinus or cyanotus] (= Colibri thalassinus) (Swainson, 1827)
The Green Violetear (Colibri thalassinus) is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Mexico to northern South America. Source: Wikipedia
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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
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
Ukrainian:
Колібрі зелений
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] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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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
Scientific: 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
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