White-vented Violetear

Colibri serrirostris (Vieillot, 1816)

Spanish: Colibrí Orejimorado

The White-vented Violetear (Colibri serrirostris) is a hummingbird in the subfamily Polytminae (mangoes). It weighs about 6.7 g and its bill is 24.1 mm long. It lives in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay. Its IUCN Red List status is Least concern.

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At a glance

Weight

6.7 g, about 7 paperclips

Bill

24.1 mm

Lives in

Shrubland

Moves

Stays put all year

Red List status

Least concern

Its place in the family

1. Family Trochilidae hummingbirds
2. Subfamily Polytminae mangoes
3. Genus Colibri violetears

What Colibri share: A patch of violet-blue feathers behind the eye (the 'ear') that can be fanned out in display.

Where it lives · 4 countries

• Brazil
• Bolivia
• Argentina
• Paraguay

Others in the genus Colibri

• Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans
• Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae
• Mexican Violetear Colibri thalassinus
• Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus

Sources

Names: eBird/Clements Checklist (Cornell Lab of Ornithology). Groups: Dickinson & Remsen (2013) and McGuire et al. (2014). Weight, bill, habitat and movement: AVONET (Tobias et al. 2022, CC BY 4.0). Countries: BirdLife International DataZone, checked against eBird records via GBIF. Red List status and trend: BirdLife International, the IUCN Red List authority for birds.

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