Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
The lesser violetear, 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'.
- Scientific name
- Colibri cyanotus
- Family
- Hummingbirds