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Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Klais
Scientific: Klais guimeti
Citation: (Bourcier, 1843)
Reference: Rev.Zool. 6 p.72
Protonym: Trochilus Guimeti
Avibase ID: CFA062CB1047822A
Short link: https://avibase.ca/CFA062CB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555084
Geographic range:
Klais guimeti guimeti : coastal ranges and Andes of Venezuela south along east slope of Andes of Colombia and Ecuador to northern Peru
Klais guimeti merrittii : E Honduras to e Panama
Klais guimeti pallidiventris : E Peru to w-central Bolivia
Source: Clements checklist
English: Violet-headed Hummingbird
Czech: kolibřík fialovohlavý
German: Violettkopfkolibri
Danish: Violethovedet Kolibri
Spanish: Colibrí Cabeciazul
Finnish: kuorokolibri
French: Colibri à tête violette
Italian: Colibrì testaviola
Japanese: sumiregashirahachidori
Japanese: スミレガシラハチドリ
Dutch: Paarskopkolibrie
Norwegian: Fioletthodekolibri
Polish: fioletek
Portuguese: Beija-Flor-de-cabeça-roxa
Russian: Фиолетовоголовый клаис
Slovak: kolibrík fialohlávok
Swedish: violetthuvad kolibri
Chinese: 紫头蜂鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Colibri à tête violette ( Klais guimeti )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colibri à tête violette ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 1st edition: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 3rd edition: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 4th edition: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 6th edition: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements, version 2015: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements, version 2016: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements, version 2017: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Clements, version 2018: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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eBird version 1.50: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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eBird version 1.52: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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eBird version 1.53: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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eBird version 1.54: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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eBird version 1.55: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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eBird version 2015: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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eBird version 2016: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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eBird version 2017: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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eBird version 2018: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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James Lee Peters: Klais guimeti
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James Lee Peters (original): Klais guimeti
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Klais guimeti
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Violet-headed Hummingbird ( Klais guimeti )
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Klais guimeti
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Klais guimeti
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Catalan: Colibrí carablauCzech: Kolibrík fialovohlavý, kolibřík fialovohlavýDanish: Violethovedet KolibriGerman: Violettkopfkolibri, Violettkopf-KolibriEnglish: Guimet's Hummingbird, Violet headed Hummingbird, Violet-crowned Hummingbird, Violet-headed HummingbirdEnglish (IOC): Violet-headed HummingbirdSpanish: Colibrí Cabeciazul, Colibrí Cabecivioleta, Tucusito Cabeza Azul, Tucusito de Cabeza AzulSpanish (Colombia): Colibrí CabecivioletaSpanish (Costa Rica): Colibrí CabeciazulSpanish (Ecuador): Colibrí CabecivioletaSpanish (Spain): Colibrí CabeciazulSpanish (HBW): Violet-headed HummingbirdSpanish (Nicaragua): Colibrí CabeciazulSpanish (Panama): Colibrí CabecivioletaSpanish (Peru): Colibrí de Cabeza VioletaSpanish (Venezuela): Tucusito Cabeza AzulFinnish: KuorokolibriFrench: Colibri à tête violetteHungarian: lilafejű kolibriItalian: Colibrì testaviola, Colibrì testaviolettaJapanese: sumiregashirahachidoriJapanese: スミレガシラハチドリLatin: Klais guimeti, Klais guimeti guimeti, Trochilus GuimetiLithuanian: Violetinis kolibrisDutch: PaarskopkolibrieNorwegian Nynorsk: FioletthovudkolibriNorwegian: FioletthodekolibriPolish: fioletekPortuguese: Beija-flor-de-cabeça-roxaRussian: Фиолетовоголовый клаисSlovak: kolibrík fialohlávokSwedish: Violetthuvad kolibriUkrainian: Колібрі сапфіроволобийChinese: 紫头蜂鸟Chinese (Traditional): 紫頭蜂鳥