Species profile
Mexican Violetear
Colibri thalassinus
Quick answer
Habitan en alturas donde prefiere áreas despejadas, con matorrales y arboles esparcidos, incluyendo potreros, setos vivos, áreas de crecimiento secundario, claros grandes en los bosques y bordes de bosque
- Scientific name
- Colibri thalassinus
- Family
- Trochilidae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Genus
- Colibri
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Mexican Violetear in your journal
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