Violet-capped hummingbird
Goldmania violiceps Nelson, 1911
The violet-capped hummingbird (Goldmania violiceps) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 3.9 g to 4.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the violet-capped hummingbird
- Weight
- 3.9 g – 4.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the violet-capped hummingbird live?
Not recorded
What is the violet-capped hummingbird?
The violet-capped hummingbird (Goldmania violiceps) is a Near Threatened species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Panama and far northwestern Colombia.
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Is the violet-capped hummingbird endangered?
The violet-capped hummingbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the violet-capped hummingbird classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusGoldmania
- SpeciesGoldmania violiceps Nelson, 1911
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- kolibřík modrotemennýCzech
- sïedn capan fioledWelsh
- Violetisset KolibriDanish
- ViolettkappenkolibriGerman
- Goldman-KolibriGerman
- violĉapa kolibroEsperanto
- Colibrí de GoldmanSpanish
- sinilakkikolibriFinnish
- Dryade à calotte violetteFrench
- Colibri à calotte violetteFrench
- panamska smaragdnicaCroatian
- Colibrì di GoldmannItalian
- ムラサキボウシハチドリJapanese
- goldmanijaLithuanian
- VioletkapkolibrieDutch
- fiolettkronekolibriNorwegian
- diamencik modrogłowyPolish
- colibri-de-goldmanPortuguese
- beija-flor-de-barrete-violáceoPortuguese
- Фиолетовошапочный колибриRussian
- Фиолетовошапочная гольдманияRussian
- kolibrík GoldmanovSlovak
- goldmankolibriSwedish
- violhättad kolibriSwedish
- Goldman KolibrisiTurkish
- колібрі панамськийUkrainian
- 紫頂蜂鳥Chinese
- 紫顶蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the violet-capped hummingbird
Other species in the same genus Goldmania.
Pirre hummingbird
Goldmania bella
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the violet-capped hummingbird?
An adult violet-capped hummingbird weighs 3.9 g – 4.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the violet-capped hummingbird endangered?
The violet-capped hummingbird is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the violet-capped hummingbird?
The violet-capped hummingbird (Goldmania violiceps) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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