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Violetears
Colibri
The violetears are hummingbirds of the genus Colibri. They are medium to large species found in Mexico, and Central and northern South America. The Mexican violetear occasionally wanders as far north as the United States and even Canada.
5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species
Sparkling Violetear
speciesColibri coruscans
Lesser Violetear
speciesColibri cyanotus
Brown Violetear
speciesColibri delphinae
Mexican Violetear
speciesColibri thalassinus
White-vented Violetear
speciesColibri serrirostris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des colibris (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.267
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des colibris (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.132
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des colibris (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.45
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des colibris (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.62
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des colibris (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.74
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des colibris (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.81
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des colibris (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.170
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des colibris (1802)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1802 · p.273
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 6071.