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Lesser Violet-ear

Colibri cyanotus (Bourcier, 1843)




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Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Trochilidae
Genus:
  Colibri

Scientific:
  Colibri cyanotus

Citation:
  (Bourcier, 1843)

Reference:
  Rev.Zool. p.101

Protonym:
  Trochilus cyanotus

Avibase ID:
  94CB63F7A26DE616

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/94CB63F7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693506

Geographic range:

  • 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:
Lesser Violet-ear
German:
Berg-Veilchenohrkolibri
Spanish:
Colibrí Verdemar (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador)
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí verdemar (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador)
French:
Colibri cyanote
Japanese (romaji):
himemidorihachidori
Japanese:
ヒメミドリハチドリ
Dutch:
Kleine Violetoorkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåøyrekolibri
Norwegian:
blåørekolibri
Polish:
uszatek szmaragdowy
Slovak:
jagavička horská
Swedish:
mindre öronkolibri
Ukrainian:
колібрі іскристий
Chinese:
小紫耳蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
小紫耳蜂鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lesser Violet-ear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Lesser Violet-ear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Lesser Violet-ear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Lesser Violet-ear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lesser Violet-ear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lesser Violet-ear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Lesser Violetear ( Colibri cyanotus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Colibri [thalassinus or cyanotus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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German: Berg-Veilchenohrkolibri
English: Lesser Violetear, Lesser Violet-ear
English (IOC): Lesser Violetear
Spanish: Colibrí Verdemar (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Colibrí Orejivioláceo Verde
Spanish (Ecuador): Orejivioleta Verde
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí verdemar (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador)
Spanish (Panama): Orejivioláceo Menor
French: Colibri cyanote
Japanese (romaji): himemidorihachidori
Japanese: ヒメミドリハチドリ
Scientific: Colibri cyanotus, Colibri cyanotus cyanotus, Colibri thalassinus cyanotus, Trochilus cyanotus
Dutch: Kleine Violetoorkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåøyrekolibri
Norwegian: blåørekolibri
Polish: uszatek szmaragdowy
Slovak: jagavička horská
Swedish: mindre öronkolibri
Ukrainian: колібрі іскристий
Chinese: 小紫耳蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 小紫耳蜂鳥

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