Violet-headed Hummingbird
A species of Violet-headed Hummingbird Scientific name : Klais guimeti Genus : Violet-headed Hummingbird
Violet-headed Hummingbird, A species of Violet-headed Hummingbird
Botanical name: Klais guimeti
Genus: Violet-headed Hummingbird
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Description General Info
Description
Violet-headed hummingbirds are on average 8.1 cm (3.2 in) in length with a short, straight bill that averages 13 mm (0.51 in) in length. The head and throat of the male are intense violet or blue (depending on the angle viewed) with white spots behind each eye that stands out against the dark head. The back is metallic bluish-green (or bronze-green depending on the angle) and breast is green fading to a grey belly. The tail is green with tiny white-grey tail spots. The wings are black. The female is duller with a blue cap, green back and grey throat, breast and belly. The wings and tail are the same as the male. The female also has the white spot behind the eye. 
Size
9 cm
Feeding Habits
Violet-headed Hummingbird primarily feed on nectar from small flowers of trees, shrubs, and epiphytes, but also consume small insects like flies and gnats, showcasing their mixed diet and opportunistic feeding behavior.
Habitat
Violet-headed Hummingbird typically resides in the canopy and edges of tall, humid forests including secondary growth areas. These birds are also found in tree plantations, shaded gardens, and hedgerows, predominantly in foothills and adjacent lowlands. Violet-headed Hummingbird inhabits a range of elevations, from sea level up to around 1800 meters, but is most commonly observed below 1450 meters, across various broad neotropical regions.
Dite type
Nectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The violet-headed hummingbird ranges from Central America well into South America. This includes Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama in Central America and western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, western Venezuela and northern Bolivia. The species tends to be local in distribution, common in some areas and rare in other seemingly identical areas. The violet-headed hummingbird occurs in the mountains and has been recorded to occur from 200 to 850 m (660 to 2,790 ft) in Costa Rica, from 400 to 1,850 m (1,310 to 6,070 ft) in Colombia and 150 to 1,900 m (490 to 6,230 ft) in Venezuela. Violet-headed hummingbirds are found on the edges of humid primary forest, openings in secondary forests, in shrub and thicket clearings and in various human modified habitat such as Stachytarpheta hedges in Costa Rica and shade-grown coffee plantations in Venezuela.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Swifts and hummingbirds Family
Hummingbirds Species
Violet-headed Hummingbird 
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