Violet-headed Hummingbird
Status: Common Resident
Size: Tiny-sized Hummingbird (6 - 8 cm)
IUCN Red-List Status: Least Concern
Stratum: Understory, Mid Canopy
Life Zone(s): South Pacific Premontane, Caribbean Premontane
TAXONOMIC TREE: Caprimulgiformes, Trochilidae, Klais guimeti
@ Rancho Naturalista, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
The Violet-headed Hummingbird (Klais guimeti) is a tiny compact hummingbird. Note short straight bill and bold white spot behind eye. Male has bright violet crown and throat; female has paler bluish crown and gray throat. Often flies with its tail slightly cocked. Most often seen feeding on small purple flowers in gardens, but also found in forested areas and edges.
Violet-headed Hummingbird Distribution Map (from eBird)
PHOTO GALLERY
@ Arenal Observatory Lodge, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
@ Arenal Observatory Lodge, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
@ Rancho Naturalista, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
@ Arenal Observatory Lodge, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
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