Sparkling Violetear

Colibri coruscans (Gould, 1846)

Sparkling Violetear, Colibri coruscans, is a hummingbird of northern and western South America, with its breeding range in the north and west of the continent. It is found across the Andes and also on the Venezuelan Coastal Range and the Tepuis, using open country, forest edges, woodland, gardens, city parks and páramo. It is the largest violetear. Males have metallic bluish green upperparts, a bluish violet chin, blue belly and green underparts, with long bluish violet ear plumes and a metallic green tail marked by a steely blue band near the end.

Order

Apodiformes

Family

Trochilidae — Hummingbirds

Breeding range

South America: n, w