Violet-headed Hummingbird

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.

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The Violet-headed Hummingbird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is monotypic of the genus, Klais. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest. More

Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) * Least Concern * * Length: 0:05 minutes (78.05 KB) * Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR) More material of this species * 4.1A female on a ...Panama, Sep 2007 Bill Wayman * 3.3A Violet-heade...Costa Rica, Feb 2007 Norbert Sauberer * 3.3Violet-headed ... More

Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) = French: Colibri à tête violette German: Violettkopfkolibri Spanish: Colibrí Cabeciazul Other common names: Violet-crowned Hummingbird(!) Taxonomy: Trochilus Guimeti Bourcier, 1843, Caracas, Venezuela. Genus sometimes merged into Abeillia; closely related to Stephanoxis. Nominate and race pallidiventris intergrade in SE Ecuador. Three subspecies recognized. Subspecies and Distribution: * merrittii (Lawrence, 1860) - E Honduras to E Panama. More

Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) - 4 photos 1 Cerro Azul, Panama. November 2007. 2 Cerro Azul, Panama. November 2007. 3 Cerro Azul, Panama. November 2007. 4 Cerro Azul, Panama. November 2007. More

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Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guineti = * Home Expand Log in Menu item Register Menu item Log out Menu item Change login details Menu item Why register? Expand UK & Ireland Menu item Birding sites More

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Violet-headed Hummingbird Klais guimeti = Described by: Bourcier (1843) Alternate common name(s): Violet-crowned Hummingbird Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs near Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica - Nov, 2006 More

Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) by Allen T. Chartier. Parque Nacional Podocarpus, sector Rio Bombuscaro, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, 13-11-1996 XC9812 Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) by Allen T. Chartier from Ecuador XC9812 :: Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) = Recording data Recordist Allen T. More

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Order : Apodiformes
Family : Trochilidae
Genus : Klais
Species : guimeti
Authority : (Bourcier, 1843)