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Mexican violetear

Colibri thalassinus (Swainson, 1827)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The mexican violetear (Colibri thalassinus) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 5 g to 5.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Mexican violetear (Colibri thalassinus)
Photo: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the mexican violetear

Weight
5 g – 5.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Nectarivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
16.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the mexican violetear live?

Not recorded

What is the mexican violetear?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Mexican violetear” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mexican_violetear&oldid=1380696470), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the mexican violetear endangered?

The mexican violetear is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the mexican violetear classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyTrochilidae
  6. genusColibri
  7. SpeciesColibri thalassinus (Swainson, 1827)

Synonyms Colibri thalassinus minor, Colibri thalassinus thalassinus, Petasophora thalassina minor, Trochilus thalassinus

Other names and names in other languages (48)
  • Green violet-earEnglish
  • Green violet-earEnglish
  • Green violetearEnglish
  • Green violetearEnglish
  • Mexican green violetearEnglish
  • Northern green violetearEnglish
  • colibrí verdCatalan
  • kolibřík zelenýCzech
  • sïedn clustfioled gwyrddWelsh
  • Lille VioletøreDanish
  • Mexiko-VeilchenohrkolibriGerman
  • Kleiner VeilchenohrkolibriGerman
  • Zwerg-VeilchenohrGerman
  • marverda kolibroEsperanto
  • Colibrí verdemarSpanish
  • Colibrí oreja violetaSpanish
  • Colibrí oreja violeta mexicanoSpanish
  • Colibrí orejas violetasSpanish
  • viherorvokkikolibriFinnish
  • Colibri thalassinFrench
  • MainumbyGuarani
  • ljubičastouhi kolibrićCroatian
  • zöld füleskolibriHungarian
  • Guanciaviola verdeItalian
  • Colibrì orecchieviola talassinoItalian
  • ミドリハチドリJapanese
  • midorihachidoriJapanese
  • žaliasis kolibrisLithuanian
  • zaļais kolibriLatvian
  • Groene VioletoorkolibrieDutch
  • Mexicaanse VioletoorkolibrieDutch
  • talassinkolibriNorwegian
  • uszatek zielonyPolish
  • colibri-mexicanoPortuguese
  • beija-flor-marrom-de-orelha-azulPortuguese
  • beija-flor-talássicoPortuguese
  • Крошечный колибриRussian
  • Синегрудый фиалкоухRussian
  • jagavička malachitováSlovak
  • grön öronkolibriSwedish
  • Blåkindad kolibriSwedish
  • mexikansk öronkolibriSwedish
  • Meksika MorkulağıTurkish
  • Yeşil menekşekulaklıTurkish
  • колібрі зеленийUkrainian
  • 綠紫耳蜂鳥Chinese
  • 綠色紫耳蜂鳥Chinese
  • 绿紫耳蜂鸟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the mexican violetear

Other species in the same genus Colibri.

CompareMexican violetear vs Sparkling violetearMexican violetear vs Brown violetearMexican violetear vs White-vented violetearMexican violetear vs Lesser violetear

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the mexican violetear?

An adult mexican violetear weighs 5 g – 5.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the mexican violetear endangered?

The mexican violetear is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the mexican violetear?

The mexican violetear (Colibri thalassinus) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mexican violetear (Colibri thalassinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-violetear

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{mexican_violetear_2026,
  title = {Mexican violetear (Colibri thalassinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mexican-violetear},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}