Mexican Violetear (Colibri thalassinus)
About the Mexican Violetear
The Mexican violetear (Colibri thalassinus) is a medium-sized, metallic green hummingbird species commonly found in forested areas from Mexico to Nicaragua. This species, together with the lesser violetear were previously considered conspecific, and together called the green violetear.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 72 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Brown VioletearColibri delphinaerecording
- Lesser VioletearColibri cyanotusrecording
- Sparkling VioletearColibri coruscansrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.