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Lesser Violetear

Colibri cyanotus

Classification

Class
Aves

The lesser violetear (Colibri cyanotus), also known as the mountain violet-ear, is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Costa Rica south to the Andes and Argentina and east to Venezuela. This species and the Mexican violetear were formerly considered as conspecific and named the 'green violetear'. Taxonomy and systematics Like all hummingbirds, the lesser violetear belongs to the order Apodiformes.

Distribution

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