Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti)
About the Violet-headed Hummingbird
The violet-headed hummingbird (Klais guimeti) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is the only species in the genus Klais. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 67 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. 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.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
- BananaquitCoereba flaveolarecording
- Barred AntshrikeThamnophilus doliatusrecording
- Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorrecording
- Barred Forest FalconMicrastur ruficollisrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.