Green Violet-ear 2852997 223121388 2008-07-02T17:46:14Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[hu:Zöld füleskolibri]] {{Taxobox | name = Green Violet-ear | image = Colibri-thalassinus-001-edit.jpg | image_width = 256px | status = LC | status_ref=<ref name="IUCN">{{IUCN2006|assessors='''BirdLife International'''|year=2004|id=48242|title=Colibri thalassinus|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern</ref> | status_system = iucn3.1 | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Aves]] | ordo = [[Apodiformes]] | familia = [[Trochilidae]] | genus = ''[[Colibri]]'' | species = '''''C. thalassinus''''' | binomial = ''Colibri thalassinus'' | binomial_authority = ([[William Swainson|Swainson]], [[1827]]) }} The '''Green Violet-ear''' ('''''Colibri thalassinus''''') is an attractive [[hummingbird]] that is a resident breeder in highlands from south-central [[Mexico]], (the [[Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt]]), to western [[Panama]] and in the [[Andes]] from northern [[Venezuela]] to [[Bolivia]]. It shows seasonal [[bird migration|movements]] and wanders to the [[United States]] and even [[Canada]]. [[Image:L30greenviolet.JPG|250px|left|thumb|Male in flight]] The male Green Violet-ear is grass green above and becomes a bronze color on the rump and uppertail coverlets and is 11 — 11.5 cm (4.25 — 4.5 in) in length.<ref name="Williamson">{{cite book|last=Williamson|first=Sheri L.|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Hummingbird of North America|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company|date=2001|location=New York|pages=|url=|doi=|id=|isbn=0618024964}}</ref> The tail is square and slightly notched with a broad dark blue subterminal band.<ref name="Williamson"/> It has a large violet central breast spot on the upper breast and a violet-blue band along the chin that often connects to the the violet-blue "ear," giving the bird its name.<ref name="Williamson"/> The female is similar to the male, but averages smaller and slightly duller, with a narrower violet band on the chin.<ref name="Williamson"/> The juvenile is a much duller version of the adult. Its plumage is generally olive green overall with dull gray wash to the underparts. The violet breast spot is either indistinct, incomplete, or absent.<ref name="Williamson"/> A molting juvenile may show bright metallic color in patches, particularly on the throat or breast.<ref name="Williamson"/> [[Image:GreenvioletearsavegreL36.JPG|250px|left|thumb|Female]] The [[habitat]] is open upland country with trees and scrubs. It apparently avoids very [[humid]] [[rainforest]].<ref name="Cuervo">'''Cuervo''', Andrés M.; Stiles, F. Gary; Cadena, Carlos Daniel; Toro, Juan Lázaro & Londoño, Gustavo A. (2003): New and noteworthy bird records from the northern sector of the Western Andes of Colombia. ''[[Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club|Bull. B. O. C.]]'' '''123'''(1): 7-24. [http://www.zoo.ufl.edu/gustavo/images/pdf/Cuervo_etal2003BBOC.pdf PDF fulltext]</ref> The nest is a substantial cup of plant material 1-3m high in a tree, into which two white eggs are laid. The Green Violet-ear song is a vigorous ''CHEEP-chut-chut, chip CHEET'' which is repeated interminably through the day. The call a dry ''chut''. These birds visit flowers of many species of herbs, trees and scrubs for nectar. ==References==<!-- Condor109:680 --> {{reflist}} * '''Hilty''', Steven L. (2003): ''Birds of Venezuela''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-6418-5</small> * '''Stiles''', F. Gary & '''Skutch''', Alexander Frank (1989): ''A guide to the birds of Costa Rica''. Comistock, Ithaca. <small>ISBN 0-8014-9600-4</small> == External links == {{commons|Colibri thalassinus|Green Violet-ear}} * [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=3023 Green Violet-ear videos] on the Internet Bird Collection * [http://www.greglasley.net/gvear.html Vagrancy to the USA and Canada] * [http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/8605500.htm Stamps] (for [[Costa Rica]], [[El Salvador]]) with RangeMap * [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?VIREO_SESSION_ID=6d32ebd3f17e1df5d6ea68c900ee56ea&Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=green+violet-ear&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=25 Green Violet-ear photo gallery] VIREO <!--see the good RangeMap/maps, lists, etc at: "www.natureserve.org"....for the species, only VAGRANT locales, and "Permanent Resident" categorized...--> [[Category:Colibri]] [[Category:Hummingbird species of Central America|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Belize|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Guatemala|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of El Salvador|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Honduras|Violet-ear, Green]] <!--not in RangeMap for Nicaragua--> [[Category:Birds of Costa Rica|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Panama|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Hummingbird species of South America|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Colombia|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Venezuela|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Bolivia|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Ecuador|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Peru|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Mexico|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Cordillera Neovolcanica Mexico|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of Canada|Violet-ear, Green]] [[Category:Birds of the United States|Violet-ear, Green]] [[es:Colibri thalassinus]] [[fr:Colibri thalassinus]] [[lt:Žaliasis kolibris]] [[hu:Zöld füleskolibri]] [[nl:Groene violetoorkolibrie]] [[ja:ミドリハチドリ]] [[tr:Yeşil menekşekulaklı]] [[zh:綠紫耳蜂鳥]]