Mexican Violetear vs White-vented Violetear

Colibri thalassinus compared with Colibri serrirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mexican Violetear	White-vented Violetear
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class same	Aves (นก)	Aves (นก)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Trochilidae	Trochilidae
Genus same	Colibri	Colibri
Species	Colibri thalassinus	Colibri serrirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Violetear and White-vented Violetear share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Colibri.

Conservation Status

Mexican Violetear

LC — Least Concern

White-vented Violetear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mexican Violetear	White-vented Violetear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Violetear

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

White-vented Violetear

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Mexican Violetear

A medium-sized, predominantly green hummingbird with a distinctive iridescent violet-blue ear patch and chest stripe, Mexican violetears inhabit highland and montane forests from Mexico south through Central America at elevations of 1,000–3,000 meters. Males are aggressive, highly vocal territory defenders and perform showy flight displays. They breed at high altitudes but some populations make seasonal altitudinal migrations. Among the most common hummingbirds in Mexican highland pine-oak and cloud forest habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway